ceiling()

The mathLib.ceiling() system function returns the smallest integer not less than a specified number.

Syntax

  mathLib.ceiling(numericVariable FLOAT in)
  returns (result FLOAT)
numericVariable
Input can be any variable or expression that is assignment compatible with the FLOAT type (see "Assignment compatibility in EGL").
result
The ceiling integer for numericVariable. The return type is BIGINT in all target platforms other than Rich UI, where the return type is FLOAT.

Example

  myVar = 4.5;
  result = mathLib.ceiling(myVar); // result = 5
  myVar2 = -4.5;
  result = mathLib.ceiling(myVar2); // result = -4

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