date function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

This function is a synonym for CAST(expr AS expr). See cast function for details.

Syntax

date(expr)

Casts the value expr to DATE.

Arguments

• expr: An expression that can be cast to DATE.

Returns

A DATE.

Examples

> SELECT date('2021-03-21');
 2021-03-21

Related functions

• cast function