std::ceil, std::ceilf, std::ceill

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Defined in header <cmath>
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float       ceil ( float arg );
float       ceilf( float arg );
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double      ceil ( double arg );
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long double ceil ( long double arg );
long double ceill( long double arg );
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double      ceil ( IntegralType arg );
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1-3) Computes the smallest integer value not less than arg.
4) A set of overloads or a function template accepting an argument of any integral type. Equivalent to 2) (the argument is cast to double).

Parameters

arg - floating point value

Return value

If no errors occur, the smallest integer value not less than arg, that is ⌈arg⌉, is returned.

Return value
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Argument

Error handling

Errors are reported as specified in math_errhandling.

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559),

  • The current rounding mode has no effect.
  • If arg is ±∞, it is returned unmodified
  • If arg is ±0, it is returned, unmodified
  • If arg is NaN, NaN is returned

Notes

FE_INEXACT may be (but isn't required to be) raised when rounding a non-integer finite value.

The largest representable floating-point values are exact integers in all standard floating-point formats, so this function never overflows on its own; however the result may overflow any integer type (including std::intmax_t), when stored in an integer variable.

This function (for double argument) behaves as if (except for the freedom to not raise FE_INEXACT) implemented by the following code: 

#include <cmath>
#include <cfenv>
#pragma STDC FENV_ACCESS ON
double ceil(double x)
{
    double result;
    int save_round = std::fegetround();
    std::fesetround(FE_UPWARD);
    result = std::rint(x); // or std::nearbyint 
    std::fesetround(save_round);
    return result;
}

Example

Run this code
#include <cmath>
#include <iostream>
int main()
{
    std::cout << std::fixed
              << "ceil(+2.4) = " << std::ceil(+2.4) << '\n'
              << "ceil(-2.4) = " << std::ceil(-2.4) << '\n'
              << "ceil(-0.0) = " << std::ceil(-0.0) << '\n'
              << "ceil(-Inf) = " << std::ceil(-INFINITY) << '\n';
}

Output: 

ceil(+2.4) = 3.000000
ceil(-2.4) = -2.000000
ceil(-0.0) = -0.000000
ceil(-Inf) = -INF

See also

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 nearest integer not greater than the given value
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 nearest integer not greater in magnitude than the given value
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 nearest integer, rounding away from zero in halfway cases
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 nearest integer using current rounding mode
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 nearest integer using current rounding mode with
exception if the result differs
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