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SQL Server DATEADD() Function

Example

SELECT DATEADD(year, 1, '2017/08/25') AS DateAdd;

Definition and Usage

The DATEADD() function adds a time/date interval to a date and then returns the date.

Syntax

DATEADD(
interval
,
number
,
date
)

Parameter Values

ParameterDescription
intervalRequired. The time/date interval to add. Can be one of the following values: year, yyyy, yy = Year quarter, qq, q = Quarter month, mm, m = month dayofyear, dy, y = Day of the year day, dd, d = Day week, ww, wk = Week weekday, dw, w = Weekday hour, hh = hour minute, mi, n = Minute second, ss, s = Second millisecond, ms = Millisecond
numberRequired. The number of interval to add to date. Can be positive (to get dates in the future) or negative (to get dates in the past)
dateRequired. The date that will be modified
  • year, yyyy, yy = Year
  • quarter, qq, q = Quarter
  • month, mm, m = month
  • dayofyear, dy, y = Day of the year
  • day, dd, d = Day
  • week, ww, wk = Week
  • weekday, dw, w = Weekday
  • hour, hh = hour
  • minute, mi, n = Minute
  • second, ss, s = Second
  • millisecond, ms = Millisecond

Technical Details

Works in:SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

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