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NAME

ceiling(3f) - [FORTRAN:INTRINSIC:NUMERIC] Integer ceiling function

CONTENTS

Syntax
Description
Arguments
Return Value
Example
Standard
Class
See Also

SYNTAX

result = ceiling(a [, kind])

DESCRIPTION

ceiling(a) returns the least integer greater than or equal to A.

ARGUMENTS

A	- The type shall be REAL.
KIND	- (Optional) An INTEGER initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

RETURN VALUE

The return value is of type integer(kind) if KIND is present and a default-kind INTEGER otherwise.

EXAMPLE

Sample program:

    program demo_ceiling
        real :: x = 63.29
        real :: y = -63.59
        print *, ceiling(x) ! returns 64
        print *, ceiling(y) ! returns -63
    end program demo_ceiling

STANDARD

[[Fortran 95]] and later

CLASS

[[Elemental procedure|Elemental function]]

SEE ALSO

[[floor]], [[nint]]

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ceiling (3)

March 18, 2019

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