math.pow in C# using loop

static float CalculatePower(float x, int y)
        {
            float temp;
            if (y == 0)
                return 1;
            temp = CalculatePower(x, y / 2);
            if (y % 2 == 0)
                return temp * temp;
            else
            {
                if (y > 0)
                    return x * temp * temp;
                else
                    return (temp * temp) / x;
            }
        }static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            float x = float.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            int y = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

            float result = CalculatePower(x, y);
            Console.WriteLine("{0} to the power of{1} is {2} ", x, y, result);

        }