SqlFunctions.GetDate Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Objects.SqlClient

Assembly:

System.Data.Entity.dll

Returns the current database system timestamp as a datetime value without the database time zone offset. This value is derived from the operating system of the computer on which the instance of SQL Server is running.

public:
 static Nullable<DateTime> GetDate();

[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "GETDATE")]
public static DateTime? GetDate ();

[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "GETDATE")>]
static member GetDate : unit -> Nullable<DateTime>

Public Shared Function GetDate () As Nullable(Of DateTime)

Returns

Nullable<DateTime>

The current database timestamp.

Attributes

EdmFunctionAttribute

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.

This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see GETDATE (Transact-SQL).