Ceiling

Determines the closest integer that is greater than a specified floating point number.

Method Signature

Ceiling(number=[numeric])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
number	numeric	true	The number for which to find the ceiling value.

Examples

Ceiling of 1.1

Run Example

ceiling( 1.1 );

Result: 2

Ceiling of 1

When ceiling an integer the result is equal to the value passed

Run Example

ceiling( 1 );

Result: 1

Additional Examples

<bx:output>
    1.2: #ceiling( 1.2 )# <!--- 1.2: 2 ---><br> 
    1.5: #ceiling( 1.5 )# <!--- 1.5: 2 ---><br> 
    1.7: #ceiling( 1.7 )# <!--- 1.7: 2 ---><br> 
</bx:output>

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