SQL Server DATEADD() Function
Definition and Usage
The DATEADD() function is adds or subtracts a specified time interval from a date.
Syntax
Where date is a valid date expression and number is the number of interval you want to add. The number can either be positive, for dates in the future, or negative, for dates in the past.
datepart can be one of the following:
ExampleAssume we have the following "Orders" table:
Now we want to add 45 days to the "OrderDate", to find the payment date.
We use the following SELECT statement:
Result:
Definition and Usage
The DATEADD() function is adds or subtracts a specified time interval from a date.
Syntax
| DATEADD(datepart,number,date) |
Where date is a valid date expression and number is the number of interval you want to add. The number can either be positive, for dates in the future, or negative, for dates in the past.
datepart can be one of the following:
datepart | Abbreviation |
| year | yy, yyyy |
| quarter | qq, q |
| month | mm, m |
| dayofyear | dy, y |
| day | dd, d |
| week | wk, ww |
| weekday | dw, w |
| hour | hh |
| minute | mi, n |
| second | ss, s |
| millisecond | ms |
| microsecond | mcs |
| nanosecond | ns |
ExampleAssume we have the following "Orders" table:
OrderId | ProductName | OrderDate |
| 1 | Jarlsberg Cheese | 2008-11-11 13:23:44.657 |
Now we want to add 45 days to the "OrderDate", to find the payment date.
We use the following SELECT statement:
| SELECT OrderId,DATEADD(day,45,OrderDate) AS OrderPayDate FROM Orders |
Result:
OrderId | OrderPayDate |
| 1 | 2008-12-26 13:23:44.657 |
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