Ceiling: ceil

Syntax

ceil ( op )

Input parameters

op	the operand

Examples of valid syntaxes

ceil ( DS_1 )
ceil ( 3.14159 )

Semantics for scalar operations

The operator ceil returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to op. For example:

ceil( 3.14159 ) gives 4
ceil( 15 ) gives 15
ceil( -3.1415 ) gives -3
ceil( -0.1415 ) gives 0

Input parameters type

op

dataset { measure<number> _+ }
| component<number>
| number

Result type

result

dataset { measure<integer> _+ }
| component<integer>
| integer

Additional Constraints

None.

Behaviour

The operator has the behaviour of the “Operators applicable on one Scalar Value or Data Set or Data Set Component” (see the section “Typical behaviours of the ML Operators”).

Examples

Given the operand dataset DS_1:

Input DS_1 (see structure)

Id_1	Id_2	Me_1	Me_2
10	A	7.0	5.9
10	B	0.1	-5.0
11	A	-32.2	17.7
11	B	44.5	-0.3

Example 1

DS_r := ceil (DS_1);

results in (see structure):

DS_r
Id_1	Id_2	Me_1	Me_2
10	A	7	6
10	B	1	-5
11	A	-32	18
11	B	45	0

Example 2

DS_r := DS_1 [ calc Me_10 := ceil (Me_1) ];

results in (see structure):

DS_r
Id_1	Id_2	Me_1	Me_2	Me_10
10	A	7.0	5.9	7
10	B	0.1	-5.0	1
11	A	-32.2	17.7	-32
11	B	44.5	-0.3	45