Functions Basic

#include <iostream.h>

long int power (int,int);
int main ()
{
    int a;
    int b;
    cout <<"Enter Base Value : ";
    cin >> a;
    cout <<"\nEnter Exponent Value : ";
    cin >> b;
    cout << power (a,b);
    return 0;
}
long int power (int base,int exp)
{
    int counter=1;
    int product=base;
    while (counter<exp)
    {
        product=product*base;
        counter++;
    }
    return product;
}