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DATE_ADD

Add the time interval or date interval to the provided date or date with time (timestamp/datetime).

Syntax

DATE_ADD(<unit>, <value>,  <date_or_time_expr>)

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
<unit>Must be of the following values: YEAR, QUARTER, MONTH, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE and SECOND
<value>This is the number of units of time that you want to add. For example, if you want to add 2 days, this will be 2.
<date_or_time_expr>A value of DATE or TIMESTAMP type

Return Type

The function returns a value of the same type as the <date_or_time_expr> argument.

Examples

Query:

SELECT date_add(YEAR, 1, to_date('2018-01-02'));
+---------------------------------------------------+
| DATE_ADD(YEAR, INTERVAL 1, to_date('2018-01-02')) |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| 2019-01-02 |
+---------------------------------------------------+
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