Oracle / PLSQL: CURRENT_DATE function
This Oracle tutorial explains how to use the Oracle/PLSQL CURRENT_DATE function with syntax and examples.
Description
The Oracle/PLSQL CURRENT_DATE function returns the current date in the time zone of the current SQL session as set by the ALTER SESSION command.
Syntax
The syntax for the CURRENT_DATE function in Oracle/PLSQL is:
CURRENT_DATE
Parameters or Arguments
There are no parameters or arguments for the CURRENT_DATE function.
Returns
The CURRENT_DATE function returns a date value.
Applies To
The CURRENT_DATE function can be used in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL:
- Oracle 12c, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i
Example
The CURRENT_DATE function can be used in Oracle/PLSQL.
If the following ALTER SESSION command was issued:
ALTER SESSION SET TIME_ZONE = '-7:0';
And then the following SQL statement was executed:
select CURRENT_DATE from dual;
You might get the following result:
9/10/2005 10:58:24 PM
You then modified the session time zone with the following ALTER SESSION command:
ALTER SESSION SET TIME_ZONE = '-2:0';
And then the following SQL statement was executed:
select CURRENT_DATE from dual;
You would now get the following result:
9/11/2005 3:58:24 AM
The session time zone value has changed from -7:0 to -2:0, causing the CURRENT_DATE function to return the current date as a value 5 hours ahead.
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