DATEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW)
This function returns a date value that maps to the specified year, month, and day values.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
DATEFROMPARTS ( year, month, day )
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and earlier versions, see Previous versions documentation.
Arguments
year
An integer expression that specifies a year.
month
An integer expression that specifies a month, from 1 to 12.
day
An integer expression that specifies a day.
Return types
date
Remarks
DATEFROMPARTS
returns a date value, with the date portion set to the specified year, month and day, and the time portion set to the default. For invalid arguments, DATEFROMPARTS
will raise an error. DATEFROMPARTS
returns null if at least one required argument has a null value.
This function can handle remoting to SQL Server 2012 (11.x) servers and above. It cannot handle remoting to servers with a version below SQL Server 2012 (11.x).
Examples
This example shows the DATEFROMPARTS
function in action.
SELECT DATEFROMPARTS ( 2010, 12, 31 ) AS Result;
Here is the result set.
Result
----------------------------------
2010-12-31
(1 row(s) affected)
See also
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