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DATE_CMP function

DATE_CMP compares two dates. The function returns 0 if the dates are identical, 1 if date1 is greater, and -1 if date2 is greater.

Syntax

DATE_CMP(date1, date2)

Arguments

Return type

INTEGER

Examples

The following query compares the DATE values in the CALDATE column to the date January 4, 2008 and returns whether the value in CALDATE is before (-1), equal to (0), or after (1) January 4, 2008:

select caldate, '2008-01-04',
date_cmp(caldate,'2008-01-04')
from date
order by dateid
limit 10;

 caldate   |  ?column?  | date_cmp
-----------+------------+----------
2008-01-01 | 2008-01-04 |       -1
2008-01-02 | 2008-01-04 |       -1
2008-01-03 | 2008-01-04 |       -1
2008-01-04 | 2008-01-04 |        0
2008-01-05 | 2008-01-04 |        1
2008-01-06 | 2008-01-04 |        1
2008-01-07 | 2008-01-04 |        1
2008-01-08 | 2008-01-04 |        1
2008-01-09 | 2008-01-04 |        1
2008-01-10 | 2008-01-04 |        1
(10 rows)