# xlogy
> Compute `x * ln(y)` so that the result is `0` if `x = 0`.
## Usage
```javascript
var xlogy = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/xlogy' );
```
#### xlogy( x, y )
Computes `x * ln(y)` so that the result is `0` if `x = 0`.
```javascript
var out = xlogy( 3.0, 2.0 );
// returns ~2.079
out = xlogy( 1.5, 5.9 );
// returns ~2.662
out = xlogy( 0.9, 1.0 );
// returns 0.0
out = xlogy( 0.0, -2.0 );
// returns 0.0
out = xlogy( 1.5, NaN );
// returns NaN
out = xlogy( 0.0, NaN );
// returns NaN
out = xlogy( NaN, 2.3 );
// returns NaN
```
## Examples
```javascript
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var xlogy = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/xlogy' );
var x;
var y;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
x = randu();
if ( x < 0.5 ) {
x = 0.0;
}
y = ( randu() * 20.0 ) - 5.0;
console.log( 'xlogy(%d, %d) = %d', x, y, xlogy( x, y ) );
}
```