6.37 CEILING — Integer ceiling function

Description:

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

Standard:

F95 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = CEILING(X [, KIND])

Arguments:

X	The type shall be REAL(*).
KIND	(Optional) An INTEGER(*) initialization expression indicating the kind parameter of the result.

Return value:

The return value is of type INTEGER(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, NINT