ceil
ceil
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
ceil — Round fractions up
Description
float ceil ( float $value )
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 integer.
Examples
Example #1 ceil() example
<?php
echo ceil(4.3 // 5
echo ceil(9.999 // 10
echo ceil(-3.14 // -3
?>
See Also
- floor() - Round fractions down
- round() - Rounds a float
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