TIMESTAMP_CMP_DATE Function
TIMESTAMP_CMP_DATE compares the value of a time stamp and a date. If the time stamp and date values are identical, the function returns 0. If the time stamp is greater alphabetically, the function returns 1. If the date is greater, the function returns –1.
Syntax
TIMESTAMP_CMP_DATE(timestamp, date)
Arguments
- timestamp
-
A timestamp column or an expression that implicitly converts to a time stamp.
- date
-
A date column or an expression that implicitly converts to a date.
Return Type
INTEGER
Examples
The following example compares LISTTIME to the date 2008-06-18
. Listings
made after this date return 1
; listings made before this date return
-1
.
select listid, listtime, timestamp_cmp_date(listtime, '2008-06-18') from listing order by 1, 2, 3 limit 10; listid | listtime | timestamp_cmp_date --------+---------------------+-------------------- 1 | 2008-01-24 06:43:29 | -1 2 | 2008-03-05 12:25:29 | -1 3 | 2008-11-01 07:35:33 | 1 4 | 2008-05-24 01:18:37 | -1 5 | 2008-05-17 02:29:11 | -1 6 | 2008-08-15 02:08:13 | 1 7 | 2008-11-15 09:38:15 | 1 8 | 2008-11-09 05:07:30 | 1 9 | 2008-09-09 08:03:36 | 1 10 | 2008-06-17 09:44:54 | -1 (10 rows)