DATETIMEFROMPARTS (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
This function returns a datetime value for the specified date and time arguments.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
DATETIMEFROMPARTS ( year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds, milliseconds )
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 and earlier, see Previous versions documentation.
Arguments
year
An integer expression that specifies a year.
month
An integer expression that specifies a month.
day
An integer expression that specifies a day.
hour
An integer expression that specifies hours.
minute
An integer expression that specifies minutes.
seconds
An integer expression that specifies seconds.
milliseconds
An integer expression that specifies milliseconds.
Return types
datetime
Remarks
DATETIMEFROMPARTS
returns a fully initialized datetime value. DATETIMEFROMPARTS
will raise an error if at least one required argument has an invalid value. DATETIMEFROMPARTS
returns null if at least one required argument has a null value.
This function is capable of being remoted to SQL Server 2012 (11.x) servers and above. It is not remoted to servers that have a version below SQL Server 2012 (11.x).
Examples
SELECT DATETIMEFROMPARTS ( 2010, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59, 0 ) AS Result;
Here is the result set.
Result
---------------------------
2010-12-31 23:59:59.000
(1 row(s) affected)