getdate function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

Returns the current timestamp at the start of query evaluation.

This function is a synonym for current_timestamp().

Syntax

getdate()

Arguments

This function takes no arguments.

Returns

A TIMESTAMP.

Examples

> SELECT getdate();
 2020-04-25 15:49:11.914

> SELECT getdate();
 2020-04-25 15:49:11.914

Related functions

• current_date function
• current_timezone function
• now function
• current_timestamp function