Re: Round function

[Avraham Rosenberg]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 09:28:53AM +0100, Oscar Bayona Candel wrote:
> 
> Hi all
>  
> I?m trying to use the function round to obtain the nearest number like this:
>  
> so round(4.7)=5 and round(4.2)=4
>  
> What I want is to use (if exists) the round figure but always to the next 
> high number so 
>  
> roundxxx(4.2)=5....exists any function "roundxxx" I mean similar to round 
> that applied gives the next round (high) number? 
>  
> Thanks in advance????
>  
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Hi,
Judging by the two examples you gave, I would suggest floor(x+0.5) or
ceil(x-0.5), x being your input.
Cheers, Avraham

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