PHP ceil()

The ceil() function returns the next highest integer value of the fractional argument.

Syntax

$result = ceil(n);

Where n is the fractional number to find the next highest integer value of.

Example

This example demonstrates the usage of the ceil() function with three different arguments, and outputs results of each on a new line:

<?php
  echo ceil(9.4)."</br>";
  echo ceil(6.01)."</br>";
  echo ceil(-1.637);
?>

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It results in the following output:

10
7
-1

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Codebyte Example

Using ceil() to return the next highest integer value of 2.718:

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