CEILING — Integer ceiling function#

CEILING(A)#

CEILING(A) returns the least integer greater than or equal to A.

Parameters:
  • A – The type shall be REAL.

  • KIND – (Optional) An INTEGER initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Returns:

The return value is of type INTEGER(KIND) if KIND is present and a default-kind INTEGER otherwise.

Standard:

Fortran 95 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:
RESULT = CEILING(A [, KIND])
Example:
program test_ceiling
    real :: x = 63.29
    real :: y = -63.59
    print *, ceiling(x) ! returns 64
    print *, ceiling(y) ! returns -63
end program test_ceiling
See also:

FLOOR — Integer floor function, NINT — Nearest whole number