DATENAME#
Returns a character string that represents the specified datepart of the specified date.
Syntax#
DATENAME ( datepart , date )
Arguments#
datepart
Is the part of the date to return. The following table lists all valid datepart arguments. User-defined variable equivalents are not valid.
_datepart_ |
Abbreviations |
|---|---|
year |
yy, yyyy |
quarter |
qq, q |
month |
mm, m |
dayofyear |
dy, y |
day |
dd, d |
week |
wk, ww |
weekday |
dw, w |
hour |
hh |
minute |
mi, n |
second |
ss, s |
millisecond |
ms |
microsecond |
mcs |
nanosecond |
ns |
TZoffset |
tz |
ISO_WEEK |
ISOWK, ISOWW |
date
Is an expression that can be resolved to a time, date, smalldatetime, datetime, datetime2, or datetimeoffset value. date can be an expression, column expression, user-defined variable, or string literal. To avoid ambiguity, use four-digit years.
Return types#
nvarchar
Example#
SELECT DATENAME(dayofyear,'2007-10-30 12:15:32.123456789');