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ceiling
ceiling
Description
Returns the next higher integer value.
Usage
AnyNum ceiling CeilingNum
AnyNum Integer or fixed-point. Value to raise to the next higher integer.
CeilingNum Integer or fixed-point. Next higher integer above AnyNum. The type of the re-
turned value matches the type of the supplied parameter.
Comments
Although this operator will accept integer values, this operator has no affect upon integers. The
following table shows the affect of the
ceiling
operator upon various fixed-point values.
1.6 ceiling 2.0
1.5 ceiling 2.0
1.4 ceiling 2.0
1.0 ceiling 1.0
0.0 ceiling 0.0
-1.0 ceiling -1.0
-1.4 ceiling -1.0
-1.5 ceiling -1.0
-1.6 ceiling -1.0