Tech Tip: Utility method for getting the ceiling of a real number
PRODUCT: 4D | VERSION: 13.2 | PLATFORM: Mac & Win
Published On: April 19, 2013
This Technical Tip provides a utility method that returns the ceiling of a real number.
| // ---------------------------------------------------- // Method: math_ceiling // Description // Returns the ceiling of a given real number // Parameters // $1 (Real) - Number // ---------------------------------------------------- C_REAL($1;$num_l) C_REAL($numTruc_l) C_REAL($0) $num_l:=$1 $numTruc_l:=Trunc($num_l;0) If (($num_l-$numTruc_l)#0) $0:=$numTruc_l+1 Else $0:=$numTruc_l End if |
Below are examples of the method:
| $result:=math_ceiling (1) //$result = 1 $result1:=math_ceiling (0.6) //$result1 = 1 $result2:=math_ceiling (1.4) //$result2 = 2 $result3:=math_ceiling (5.1) //$result3 = 6 $result4:=math_ceiling (-5.1) //$result4 =-5 $result5:=math_ceiling (-0.1) //$result5 = 0 |