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title: ceiling
slug: Web/XPath/Functions/ceiling

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The ceiling function evaluates a decimal number and returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the decimal number.

Syntax

ceiling( number )

Arguments

• number

  • : The number to be evaluated.

Returns

The nearest integer greater than or equal to number.

for example:

ceiling (5.2) = 6

ceiling (-5.2) = -5

Defined

XPath 1.0 4.4

Gecko support

Supported.