ceiling

Type

function

Summary

Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to number.

Syntax

the ceiling of <number>

ceiling(<number>)

Description

Use the ceiling function to return the greatest integer less than or equal to a number.

The ceiling function does not always return the integer closest to the number. For example, ceiling(5.1) returns 6, but ceiling(4.99) returns 5.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
number		Any number, or expression that evaluates to a number.

Examples

ceiling(33.567) -- result is 34

ceiling(-6.3) -- result is -6

Related

control structure: function

function: trunc, abs, floor

glossary: return

keyword: integer

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 7.1

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile