ceil function not responding?

[AbhishekApple]

int tot = ceil(1/5); not working
o/p: 0

instead if i directly provide

int tot =ceil(0.6); working
o/p: 1

am using objective c in iphone

[Kalimba]

Originally Posted by AbhishekApple

int tot = ceil(1/5); not working
o/p: 0

instead if i directly provide

int tot =ceil(0.6); working
o/p: 1

am using objective c in iphone

The expression "1/5" is an integer expression that produces 0 at the result. ceil(0) is 0. What does ceil(1.0f/5.0f) produce?