.NET Framework Class Library
Math.Ceiling Method (Double)
Returns the smallest integer greater than or equal to the specified double-precision floating-point number.
C#
public static double Ceiling ( double a )Parameters
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a
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A double-precision floating-point number.
Return Value
The smallest integer greater than or equal to a. If a is equal to NaN, NegativeInfinity, or PositiveInfinity, that value is returned.// This example demonstrates Math.Ceiling()
// Math.Floor()
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
double value;
decimal idx;
string nl = Environment.NewLine;
// Return the smallest whole number greater than or equal to the specified number.
// Note that the floating point parameter used in the Math members should not also
// be used as the loop index. The reason is the loop will not terminate as expected
// because a floating point number only approximates a decimal number.
// For the sake of generalizing this example, the decimal index is converted to a
// floating point number with the Convert class instead of a programming language-
// specific type conversion.
Console.WriteLine("{0}Ceiling:", nl);
for (idx = 0.0m; idx <= 1.1m; idx += 0.1m)
{
value = Convert.ToDouble(idx);
Console.WriteLine("Ceiling({0:f}) = {1}", value, Math.Ceiling(value));
}
// Return the largest whole number less than or equal to the specified number.
Console.WriteLine("{0}Floor:", nl);
for (idx = 2.1m; idx >= 1.0m; idx -= 0.1m)
{
value = Convert.ToDouble(idx);
Console.WriteLine("Floor({0:f}) = {1}", value, Math.Floor(value));
}
}
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
Ceiling:
Ceiling(0.00) = 0
Ceiling(0.10) = 1
Ceiling(0.20) = 1
Ceiling(0.30) = 1
Ceiling(0.40) = 1
Ceiling(0.50) = 1
Ceiling(0.60) = 1
Ceiling(0.70) = 1
Ceiling(0.80) = 1
Ceiling(0.90) = 1
Ceiling(1.00) = 1
Ceiling(1.10) = 2
Floor:
Floor(2.10) = 2
Floor(2.00) = 2
Floor(1.90) = 1
Floor(1.80) = 1
Floor(1.70) = 1
Floor(1.60) = 1
Floor(1.50) = 1
Floor(1.40) = 1
Floor(1.30) = 1
Floor(1.20) = 1
Floor(1.10) = 1
Floor(1.00) = 1
*/