Ada Programming/Attributes/'Ceiling


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Description

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X'Ceiling(Y) is an Ada attribute where X is any floating-point type and Y is any instance of that type. This attribute represents the smallest integer value that is greater than or equal to Y.

Example

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X : Float := 1.5;
Y : Float := 1.0;
Z : Float := 1.999;
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pragma Assert (Float'Ceiling(X) = 2.0 );  -- OK
pragma Assert (Float'Ceiling(Y) = 1.0 );  -- OK
pragma Assert (Float'Ceiling(Z) = 1.0 );  -- Wrong

See also

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Wikibook

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Ada Reference Manual

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