ceil

Calculates the ceiling of a value.

double ceil( double x );

Routine Required Header Compatibility
ceil <math.h> ANSI, Win 95, Win NT

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

LIBC.LIB Single thread static library, retail version
LIBCMT.LIB Multithread static library, retail version
MSVCRT.LIB Import library for MSVCRT.DLL, retail version

Return Value

The ceil function returns a double value representing the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to x. There is no error return.

Parameter

x

Floating-point value

Example

/* FLOOR.C: This example displays the largest integers
 * less than or equal to the floating-point values 2.8
 * and -2.8. It then shows the smallest integers greater
 * than or equal to 2.8 and -2.8.
 */

#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void main( void )
{
   double y;

   y = floor( 2.8 );
   printf( "The floor of 2.8 is %f\n", y );
   y = floor( -2.8 );
   printf( "The floor of -2.8 is %f\n", y );

   y = ceil( 2.8 );
   printf( "The ceil of 2.8 is %f\n", y );
   y = ceil( -2.8 );
   printf( "The ceil of -2.8 is %f\n", y );
}

Output

The floor of 2.8 is 2.000000
The floor of -2.8 is -3.000000
The ceil of 2.8 is 3.000000
The ceil of -2.8 is -2.000000
 

Floating-Point Support Routines

See Also   floor, fmod