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Version: 2.5

ceiling

Description

Returns values from the input arg rounded to the nearest equal or larger integer.

Syntax

ceiling(arg)

Parameter

arg supports the DOUBLE data type.

Return value

Returns a value of the BIGINT data type.

Examples

mysql> select ceiling(3.14);
+---------------+
| ceiling(3.14) |
+---------------+
| 4 |
+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)