CEIL / CEILING - Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics SQL Reference
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CEIL / CEILING

 CEIL | CEILING ( <number-expression> )
 CEIL | CEILING ( <datetime-expression> TO <time-unit> )
 CEIL | CEILING ( <number-expression> )
 CEIL | CEILING ( <datetime-expression> TO <[[time-unit> )

When called with a numeric argument, CEILING returns the smallest integer equal to or larger than the input argument.

When called with a date, time, or timestamp expression, CEILING returns the smallest value equal to or larger than the input, subject to the precision specified by the <time unit>.

Returns null if any input argument is null.

Examples

Function Result

CEIL(2.0)

2

CEIL(-1.0)

-1

CEIL(5.2)

6

CEILING(-3.3)

-3

CEILING(-3 * 3.1)

-9

CEILING(TIMESTAMP '2004-09-30 13:48:23' TO HOUR)

TIMESTAMP '2004-09-30 14:00:00'

CEILING(TIMESTAMP '2004-09-30 13:48:23' TO MINUTE)

TIMESTAMP '2004-09-30 13:49:00'

CEILING(TIMESTAMP '2004-09-30 13:48:23' TO DAY)

TIMESTAMP '2004-10-01 00:00:00.0'

CEILING(TIMESTAMP '2004-09-30 13:48:23' TO YEAR)

TIMESTAMP '2005-01-01 00:00:00.0'

Notes

  • CEIL and CEILING are synonyms for this function provided by the SQL:2008 standard.

  • CEIL(<datetime value expression> TO <time unit>) is an Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics extension.

  • For more information, see FLOOR.