Returns the closest integer greater than a given number.
Ceiling(number)
Any real number.
<!--- This example illustrates the CF function ceiling ---> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Ceiling Example</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=silver> <H3>Ceiling Example</H3> <CFOUTPUT> <P>The ceiling of 3.4 is #ceiling(3.4)# <P>The ceiling of 3 is #ceiling(3)# <P>The ceiling of 3.8 is #ceiling(3.8)# <P>The ceiling of -4.2 is #ceiling(-4.2)# </CFOUTPUT> </BODY> </HTML>