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  1. Preface
  2. RulePoint
  3. RulePoint Concepts
  4. Using RulePoint
  5. RulePoint Objects
  6. Working with Topics
  7. Working with Connections
  8. Working with Sources
  9. Working with Responders
  10. Working with Responses
  11. Working with Watchlists
  12. Working with Analytics
  13. DRQL
  14. Working with Rules
  15. Working with Alerts
  16. Setting Access Controls
  17. Troubleshooting RulePoint Issues
  18. Connecting to an Ultra Messaging Application
  19. Creating an Ultra Messaging JMS Source

User Guide

User Guide

ceil

ceil

The ceil analytic returns a number rounded up, away from zero, to the nearest multiple of significance.

Syntax

ceil(number1,[number2],...,significance)
The following table describes the required and optional arguments:
Argument
Required
Optional
Description
number1
Required
The real number value that you want to round up.
number2, ...
Optional
The real numbers values that you want to round up.
significance
Required
The multiple to which you want to round the value.
The following table provides the datatype for the parameters you can pass:
Parameter Input Options
Datatype
Event property
Real number
Watchlist values
Real number
Example
when 1 stocktopic s with ceil(s.value,1) as result=4 then response with body="event set result is ${ result }"
The following table describes the result for the event property value that you pass:
Event Property Value
Description
Result
s.value = 3.5
Rounds 3.5 up to nearest multiple of 1.
4

Error Condition

The analytic does not run when there is a type mismatch, that is, when the values contain nonnumeric data. On type mismatch, the analytic returns an error, stops the rule evaluation, and writes the mismatch error to the log file.

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