CEILING (Transact-SQL)
Returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
CEILING ( numeric_expression )
Arguments
- numeric_expression
Is an expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type category, except for the bit data type.
Return Types
Returns the same type as numeric_expression.
Examples
The following example shows positive numeric, negative, and zero values with the CEILING function.
SELECT CEILING($123.45), CEILING($-123.45), CEILING($0.0)
GO
Here is the result set.
--------- --------- -------------------------
124.00 -123.00 0.00
(1 row(s) affected)
See Also
Reference
System Functions (Transact-SQL)