CEILING (The GNU Fortran Compiler)

### 8.63 `CEILING` — Integer ceiling function ¶

Synopsis:

  `RESULT = CEILING(A [, KIND])`

Description:

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

Class:

  Elemental function

Arguments:

  A | The type shall be `REAL`.
  KIND | (Optional) A scalar `INTEGER` constant expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

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

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

Standard:

  Fortran 95 and later

See also:

  `FLOOR` — Integer floor function,
  `NINT` — Nearest whole number