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DATEPART function [Date and time]

Function 

Returns the value of part of a datetime value.

Syntax 

DATEPART ( date-part, date-expression )

Parameters 

date-part    The date-part to be returned.

For a complete listing of allowed date-parts, see Date parts.

date-expression    The date for which the part is to be returned. The date must contain the date-part field.

Standards and compatibility 

• SQL/92    Transact-SQL extension.

• SQL/99    Vendor extension.

• Sybase    Compatible with Adaptive Server Enterprise.

Example 

The following statement returns the value 5.

SELECT datepart( month , '1987/05/02' )