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NAME

ceil() — ceiling function

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

double ceil(double x);

DESCRIPTION

ceil() returns the smallest integer (represented as a double-precision number) not less than x.

To use this function, make sure your program includes <math.h>, and link in the math library by specifying -lm on the compiler or linker command line.

RETURN VALUE

If x is ±INFINITY or ±zero, ceil() returns x.

If x is NaN, ceil() returns NaN.

If the correct value would overflow, ceil() returns HUGE_VAL and sets errno to [ERANGE]. (This description complies with XPG4.2; however, the ceil() function never overflows on HP-UX systems.)

ERRORS

If ceil() fails, errno is set to the following value.

[ERANGE]

The correct value would overflow.

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

ceil(): SVID3, XPG4.2, ANSI C

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