Re: Is `DATE` a function?

Rather than `SELECT DATE();` you likely want `SELECT NOW();`

On Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 09:20 jinser <aimer(at)purejs(dot)icu> wrote:

> Hello, Friends,
>
> Use it like a normal function:
>
> playground=# SELECT DATE();
> ERROR: function date() does not exist
> LINE 1: SELECT DATE();
> ^
> HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You
> might need to add explicit type casts.
>
> playground=# SELECT DATE('2022-01-13');
> date
> ------------
> 2022-01-13
> (1 row)
>
> Another reason I think this is a function is that other types don't
> seem to have the same behavior:
>
> playground=# SELECT integer('123');
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "("
> LINE 1: SELECT integer('123');
> ^
>
> The Table 9.33. Date/Time Functions in the documentation
> (
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/16/functions-datetime.html#FUNCTIONS-DATETIME-TABLE
> )
> doesn't mention this...
> If I missed it, where should I find the description? Or maybe it
> actually should be in this table?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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