Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the specified value.
ceiling(value)
is a column, variable, or expression with a datatype is exact numeric, approximate numeric, money, or any type that can be implicitly converted to one of these types.
Returns a value of 124:
select ceiling(123.45)
124
Returns a value of -123:
select ceiling(-123.45)
-123
Returns a value of 24.000000:
select ceiling(1.2345E2)
24.000000
Returns a value of -123.000000:
select ceiling(-1.2345E2)
-123.000000
Returns a value of 124.00
select ceiling($123.45)
124.00
Returns values of “discount” from the salesdetail table where title_id is the value “PS3333”:
select discount, ceiling(discount) from salesdetail where title_id = "PS3333"
discount -------------------- -------------------- 45.000000 45.000000 46.700000 47.000000 46.700000 47.000000 50.000000 50.000000
ceiling, a mathematical function, returns the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to the specified value. The return value has the same datatype as the value supplied.
For numeric and decimal values, results have the same precision as the value supplied and a scale of zero.
ANSI SQL – Compliance level: Transact-SQL extension.
Any user can execute ceiling.
For general information about mathematical functions, see “Mathematical functions”.
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