The
ceiling() method of
java.util.TreeSet<E> class is used to return the least element in this set greater than or equal to the given element, or null if there is no such element.
Syntax:
public E ceiling(E e)
Parameters: This method takes the value
e as a parameter which is to be matched.
Return Value: This method returns the
least element greater than or equal to e, or
null if there is no such element.
Exception: This method throws
NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this set uses natural ordering, or its comparator does not permit null elements.
Below are the examples to illustrate the
ceiling() method
Example 1:
Output:
TreeSet: [10, 20, 30, 40]
Ceiling value for 25: 30
Example 2: To demonstrate
NullPointerException.
