ceil3p
Ceiling value function
Usage
#include <math.h>
double ceil(double x); float ceilf(float x); long double ceill(long double x);
Prolog
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
Overview
The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1‐2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
These functions shall compute the smallest integral value not less than x.
Return value
The result shall have the same sign as x.
Upon successful completion, ceil(), ceilf(), and ceill() shall return the smallest integral value not less than x, expressed as a type double, float, or long double, respectively.
If x is NaN, a NaN shall be returned.
If x is ±0 or ±Inf, x shall be returned.
Errors
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
Examples
None.
Application usage
The integral value returned by these functions need not be expressible as an intmax_t. The return value should be tested before assigning it to an integer type to avoid the undefined results of an integer overflow.
These functions may raise the inexact floating-point exception if the result differs in value from the argument.
Rationale
None.
Future directions
None.