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ceil

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

ceilRound fractions up


Description

ceil ( float $value ) : float

Returns the next highest integer value by rounding up value if necessary.


Parameters

value
The value to round


Return Values

value rounded up to the next highest integer. The return value of ceil() is still of type float as the value range of float is usually bigger than that of int.


Examples

Example #1 ceil() example

<?phpecho ceil(4.3);    // 5echo ceil(9.999);  // 10echo ceil(-3.14);  // -3?>

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