CEILING

Description

A mathematical function that returns the smallest greater integer greater/equal to the number sent as a parameter (CEILING in Transact-SQL).

Sample Source Pattern

Syntax

SQL Server

CEILING( expression )

Snowflake SQL

CEIL( <input_expr> [, <scale_expr> ] )

JavaScript

Math.ceil( expression )

Examples

SQL Server

Code:

SELECT CEILING(642.20);

Result:

CEILING(642.20)|
---------------+
643            |

Snowflake SQL

Code:

SELECT CEIL(642.20);

Result:

CEIL(642.20)|
------------+
643         |

JavaScript

Code:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION compute_ceil(a double)
  RETURNS double
  LANGUAGE JAVASCRIPT
AS
$$
  return Math.ceil(A);
$$
;
SELECT COMPUTE_CEIL(642.20);

Result:

COMPUTE_CEIL(642.20)|
--------------------+
                 643|