postgresqlHow do I format a date in PostgreSQL?

Formatting a date in PostgreSQL is a fairly straightforward process. The following example code block demonstrates how to format a date in PostgreSQL:

SELECT to_char(current_date, 'DD-Mon-YYYY') AS "Formatted Date";

The output of this code is:

Formatted Date
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18-Aug-2020

This code formats the current date in the format of Day-Month-Year. The code is broken down into a few parts:

1. SELECT: This is the command used to retrieve data from the database.
2. to_char(current_date, 'DD-Mon-YYYY'): This is the function used to format the date. current_date is the date to be formatted and 'DD-Mon-YYYY' is the format in which the date should be displayed.
3. AS "Formatted Date": This is the alias given to the result of the query.

For more information on formatting dates in PostgreSQL, please refer to the following links:

• PostgreSQL Documentation - Date/Time Functions and Operators
• PostgreSQL Tutorial - Formatting Query Results

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