Parameters

a

A double .

Returns

A double containing the value of the smallest integer greater than or equal to a. If a is equal to double.NaN, double.NegativeInfinity, or double.PositiveInfinity , that value is returned.

Remarks

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Example

The following example demonstrates using the Math.Ceiling(double) method.

C# Example

using System;

public class MathCeilingExample
{

   public static void Main()
   {

      Double d1 = Math.Ceiling(3.4);
      Double d2 = Math.Ceiling(-3.4);
      Console.WriteLine("Math.Ceiling(3.4) returns {0}", d1);
      Console.WriteLine("Math.Ceiling(-3.4) returns {0}", d2);

   }

}

The output is

Math.Ceiling(3.4) returns 4
Math.Ceiling(-3.4) returns -3

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0