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 Procedural SQL (PSQL) StatementsAggregate Functions 

CEIL(), CEILING()

Ceiling of a number

Result type

BIGINT or INT128 for exact numeric number, or DOUBLE PRECISION or DECFLOAT for floating point number

Syntax
CEIL[ING] (number)
Table 1. CEIL[ING] Function Parameters
Parameter Description

number

An expression of a numeric type

Returns the smallest whole number greater than or equal to the argument.

See also

[fblangref50-scalarfuncs-floor], [fblangref50-scalarfuncs-round], [fblangref50-scalarfuncs-trunc]

String and Binary Functions