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xenon · 01-19-2008, 05:51 PM

The ceil function is used to round up a floating point number. (ex: ceil(1.79) = 2). Of course, you may want to use floor (to round down a number - floor(1.79) = 1), which is more appropriate than ceil in cases like this one, because 67 minutes means 1 hour and 7 minutes, not 2 hours. But you will have to decide for yourself what you need.

01-19-2008, 05:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
xenon The Frequenter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 438 Thanks: 3	The ceil function is used to round up a floating point number. (ex: ceil(1.79) = 2). Of course, you may want to use floor (to round down a number - floor(1.79) = 1), which is more appropriate than ceil in cases like this one, because 67 minutes means 1 hour and 7 minutes, not 2 hours. But you will have to decide for yourself what you need. __________________ I have optimistic thoughts, even though sometimes (if not always) life's a bitch.