dateTrunc

Returns a date truncated so as to remove specified smaller units.

Example

Truncate the current time, setting hours to 0 (12am).

dateTrunc($currentTime, 'day')

Syntax

dateTrunc(date expr d, string part)
  • d : date value to truncate
  • part : string units to truncate d to

    Returns

    date

Notes

Returns to the rounded value of a timestamp to the interval needed according to part. Suppose $currenttime_ evaluates to 8/25/19 11:28:44 AM. Then, dateTrunc($currentTime, 'day') would return 8/25/19 12:00:00 AM.

Allowed values for part are:

  • millisecond
  • second
  • minute
  • hour
  • day
  • month
  • year

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