# ceil

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

ceil — Round fractions up

### Description

float ceil ( float `$value` )

Returns the next highest integer value by rounding up `value` if necessary.

### Parameters

`value`

  The value to round

### Return Values

`value` rounded up to the next highest integer. The return value of ceil() is still of type float as the value range of float is usually bigger than that of integer.

### Examples

Example#1 ceil() example

`<?php
echo ceil(4.3); // 5
echo ceil(9.999); // 10
echo ceil(-3.14); // -3
?>`

### See Also

- floor()
- round()