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ceil

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ceil() public

Returns the smallest Integer greater than or equal to num. Class Numeric achieves this by converting itself to a Float then invoking Float#ceil.

1.ceil        #=> 1
1.2.ceil      #=> 2
(-1.2).ceil   #=> -1
(-1.0).ceil   #=> -1

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     num.ceil    => integer
 *
 *  Returns the smallest <code>Integer</code> greater than or equal to
 *  <i>num</i>. Class <code>Numeric</code> achieves this by converting
 *  itself to a <code>Float</code> then invoking
 *  <code>Float#ceil</code>.
 *
 *     1.ceil        #=> 1
 *     1.2.ceil      #=> 2
 *     (-1.2).ceil   #=> -1
 *     (-1.0).ceil   #=> -1
 */

static VALUE
num_ceil(num)
    VALUE num;
{
    return flo_ceil(rb_Float(num));
}

ceil

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