Oracle9i SQL Reference Release 1 (9.0.1) Part Number A90125-01 |
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Functions, 152 of 166
trunc_date::=
trunc_date
TRUNC
returns date
with the time portion of the day truncated to the unit specified by the format model fmt
. If you omit fmt
, date
is truncated to the nearest day.
The following example truncates a date:
SELECT TRUNC(TO_DATE('27-OCT-92','DD-MON-YY'), 'YEAR') "New Year" FROM DUAL; New Year --------- 01-JAN-92
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