YEAR

Compatibility

YEAR(d)
Engine	OK	Alternative
ingres	Yes	EXTRACT(YEAR from d)
mysql	Yes	EXTRACT(YEAR from d)
oracle	No	TO_CHAR(d,'YYYY')
postgres	No	EXTRACT(YEAR from d)
sqlserver	Yes	DATEPART(YEAR,d)

YEAR

YEAR allows you to retrieve the year from a date.

   YEAR(d)

In this example you get the year from the date field whn.

SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM whn) AS v
      ,whn
      ,wht
  FROM eclipse

SELECT TO_CHAR(whn,'YEAR') AS v
      ,whn
      ,wht
  FROM gisq.eclipse

SELECT YEAR(whn) AS v, whn, wht
  FROM eclipse

See also

• EXTRACT function
• +(date) function
• HOUR function
• MINUTE function
• DAY function
• SECOND function
• MONTH function