Ceiling

Math Class

Ceiling

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The ceiling function returns the smallest whole number that is greater than or equal to the input. This function is similar to the floor function and is written as Math.ceil(input). It only takes and returns double data types. Take a look at the example below.

CeilingMethodExample.java
package exlcode;

public class CeilingMethodExample {

  // Returns smallest integer that is greater than or equal to the argument
  public static double exampleVariableOne = Math.ceil(10.4);
  public static double exampleVariableTwo = Math.ceil(-20.4);

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(exampleVariableOne);
    System.out.println(exampleVariableTwo);
  }
}

The ceiling function returns the smallest whole integer greater than or equal to the input and prints it as a double with a decimal. This function does not truncate, it rounds up, with the exception of inputs between 0 and -1.0, this returns "-0.0".

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Application Question

Math.ceil(-5.5) returns