The following are the examples to get the current date in PL/SQL.
Examples To Get The Current Date in PL/SQL
1. Using Sysdate Function
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;
DECLARE
d_current_date DATE;
BEGIN
d_current_date := SYSDATE;
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('The Date today is: ' || d_current_date);
END;
/Output:
The Date today is: 19-AUG-18 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
2. Using CURRENT_DATE Function
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;
DECLARE
d_current_date DATE;
BEGIN
d_current_date := CURRENT_DATE;
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('The Date today is: ' || d_current_date);
END;
/Output:
The Date today is: 19-AUG-18 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
3. Get Current Date with Time Using To_Char() Function
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;
DECLARE
d_current_date DATE;
BEGIN
d_current_date := CURRENT_DATE;
DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('The Date today is: ' || to_char(d_current_date, 'DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS'));
END;
/Output:
The Date today is: 19/08/2018 16:54:52 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
See also:
- Oracle TO_DATE Function Examples
- Oracle TO_CHAR Date Format Examples
- Get Current Local Date and Time of any country in PL/SQL
