4.9.2.26 DAYOFYEAR function (ODBC compatible)

Syntax

DAYOFYEAR ( date_expression )

Description

The scalar function DAYOFYEAR returns the day of the year in the argument as a short integer value in the range of 1 - 366.

Example

SELECT *
     FROM  orders
     WHERE DAYOFYEAR (order_date) = 300 ;

Notes

• The argument to the function must be of type DATE.
• The argument must be specified in the format MM/DD/YYYY.
• The result is of type SHORT.
• If the argument expression evaluates to null, the result is null.