Oracle/PLSQL: Add_Months Function

In Oracle/PLSQL, the add_months function returns a date plus n months.

The syntax for the add_months function is:

add_months( date1, n )

date1 is the starting date (before the n months have been added).

n is the number of months to add to date1.

Applies To:

• Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g

For example:

add_months('01-Aug-03', 3)	would return '01-Nov-03'
add_months('01-Aug-03', -3)	would return '01-May-03'
add_months('21-Aug-03', -3)	would return '21-May-03'
add_months('31-Jan-03', 1)	would return '28-Feb-03'