CEILING#
Returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
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, excluding types described below:
input type |
output type |
|---|---|
smallmoney |
money |
real |
float |
smallint |
int |
tinyint |
int |
Examples#
SELECT CEILING(23/2);