CURRENT_TIMESTAMP Function

Returns the date and time for your time zone.

Category: Date and Time
Alias: LOCALTIMESTAMP
Returned data type: TIMESTAMP
Syntax
Comparisons
Example
See Also

Syntax

CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

Comparisons

The CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function returns the date and time for your time zone.

Example

The following statement illustrates the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function:
Statements
Results 
select current_timestamp;
 
05FEB2014:11:06:05
 
select localtimestamp;
 
05FEB2014:11:06:05

See Also

Functions:
CURRENT_DATE Function
CURRENT_TIME Function
CURRENT_TIME_GMT Function
CURRENT_TIMESTAMP_GMT Function
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