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ceil

Computes the ceiling of the given value. Supports Spark Connect.

For the corresponding Databricks SQL function, see ceil function.

Syntax​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf

dbf.ceil(col=<col>, scale=<scale>)

Parameters​

Parameter

Type

Description

col

pyspark.sql.Column or column name

The target column or column name to compute the ceiling on.

scale

pyspark.sql.Column or int, optional

An optional parameter to control the rounding behavior.

Returns​

pyspark.sql.Column: A column for the computed results.

Examples​

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
spark.range(1).select(dbf.ceil(dbf.lit(-0.1))).show()
Output
+----------+
|CEIL(-0.1)|
+----------+
|         0|
+----------+

Python
from pyspark.databricks.sql import functions as dbf
spark.range(1).select(dbf.ceil(dbf.lit(-0.1), 1)).show()
Output
+-------------+
|ceil(-0.1, 1)|
+-------------+
|         -0.1|
+-------------+