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CEILING function

PRO BASIC

The CEILING function in Jspreadsheet Formulas Pro is a handy tool that allows you to round a number upward to the closest multiple of another number you specify. For instance, if you wish to round up 23 to the nearest multiple of 5, the CEILING function will return 25, as it is the next multiple of 5 after 23. This function is particularly useful when you need to estimate or calculate values upwards to a certain standard or level.

Documentation

Rounds a number up to the nearest integer or multiple of a specified significance.

Category

Compatibility

Syntax

CEILING(num, significance)

Parameter Description
num The number to be rounded up.
significance Optional. The multiple to which you want to round the number. If omitted, the default value is 1.

Behavior

The CEILING function rounds a number up to the nearest integer or to the nearest multiple of significance. It is often used in financial calculations where rounding is necessary. The behavior of CEILING function is as follows:

  • If the value is a number, the CEILING function rounds it up to the nearest integer or the nearest multiple of significance.
  • When the cell is empty or contains text, the CEILING function returns an #VALUE! error.
  • When the cell contains a boolean value, it treats TRUE as 1 and FALSE as 0.
  • Errors in the input flow through to the output. For instance, if a cell reference in the formula leads to a division by zero error, the CEILING function would return a #DIV/0! error.

Common Errors

Error Description
#VALUE! This error occurs when the given value is non-numeric, such as text or an empty cell.
#DIV/0! This error occurs when a cell referenced in the formula leads to a division by zero error.

Best practices

  • Always ensure that the input value to the CEILING function is numeric. Non-numeric values will lead to errors.
  • Use the CEILING function for financial calculations where you need to round up to the nearest integer or multiple of significance.
  • Be careful with cell references in the formula. Errors in the input cells will lead to errors in the CEILING function.
  • For simple rounding up to the nearest integer, you can leave the significance argument blank as it defaults to 1.

Usage

A few examples using the CEILING function.

CEILING(4.3, 1)      // Returns 5  
CEILING(7.8, 0.5)    // Returns 8  
CEILING(-2.5, -2)    // Returns -4  
CEILING(10.2)        // Returns 11 (default significance = 1)    

Interactive Spreadsheet Demo

<html>
<script src="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.js"></script>
<script src="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jsuites.net/v5/jsuites.css" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://jspreadsheet.com/v11/jspreadsheet.css" type="text/css" />

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Material+Icons" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@jspreadsheet/formula-pro/dist/index.min.js"></script>

<div id="spreadsheet"></div>

<script>
// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

// Create a new spreadsheet
jspreadsheet(document.getElementById('spreadsheet'), {
  worksheets: [{
    data: [
    [
        "Price",
        "Round Up To",
        "Ceiling Price"
    ],
    [
        4.23,
        1,
        "=CEILING(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        7.85,
        0.5,
        "=CEILING(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        12.47,
        5,
        "=CEILING(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        -8.3,
        -1,
        "=CEILING(A5,B5)"
    ]
]
  }]
});
</script>
</html>
import React, { useRef } from "react";
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/react";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default function App() {
    // Spreadsheet array of worksheets
    const spreadsheet = useRef();

    // Worksheet data
    const data = [
    [
        "Price",
        "Round Up To",
        "Ceiling Price"
    ],
    [
        4.23,
        1,
        "=CEILING(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        7.85,
        0.5,
        "=CEILING(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        12.47,
        5,
        "=CEILING(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        -8.3,
        -1,
        "=CEILING(A5,B5)"
    ]
];

    // Render component
    return (
        <Spreadsheet ref={spreadsheet}>
            <Worksheet data={data} />
        </Spreadsheet>
    );
}
<template>
    <Spreadsheet ref="spreadsheet">
        <Worksheet :data="data" />
    </Spreadsheet>
</template>

<script>
import { Spreadsheet, Worksheet, jspreadsheet } from "@jspreadsheet/vue";
import "jsuites/dist/jsuites.css";
import "jspreadsheet/dist/jspreadsheet.css";
import formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set license
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

export default {
    components: {
        Spreadsheet,
        Worksheet,
    },
    data() {
        // Worksheet data
        const data = [
    [
        "Price",
        "Round Up To",
        "Ceiling Price"
    ],
    [
        4.23,
        1,
        "=CEILING(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        7.85,
        0.5,
        "=CEILING(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        12.47,
        5,
        "=CEILING(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        -8.3,
        -1,
        "=CEILING(A5,B5)"
    ]
]

        return {
            data
        };
    }
}
</script>
import { Component, ViewChild, ElementRef } from "@angular/core";
import jspreadsheet from "jspreadsheet";
import * as formula from "@jspreadsheet/formula-pro";

// Set your JSS license key (The following key only works for one day)
jspreadsheet.setLicense('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');

// Set the extensions
jspreadsheet.setExtensions({ formula });

@Component({
    standalone: true,
    selector: "app-root",
    template: `<div #spreadsheet></div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild("spreadsheet") spreadsheet: ElementRef;
    // Worksheets
    worksheets: jspreadsheet.worksheetInstance[];

    // Create a new data grid
    ngAfterViewInit() {
        // Create spreadsheet
        this.worksheets = jspreadsheet(this.spreadsheet.nativeElement, {
            worksheets: [{
                data: [
    [
        "Price",
        "Round Up To",
        "Ceiling Price"
    ],
    [
        4.23,
        1,
        "=CEILING(A2,B2)"
    ],
    [
        7.85,
        0.5,
        "=CEILING(A3,B3)"
    ],
    [
        12.47,
        5,
        "=CEILING(A4,B4)"
    ],
    [
        -8.3,
        -1,
        "=CEILING(A5,B5)"
    ]
]
            }]
        });
    }
}