sqliteHow do I format a date in SQLite using the YYYYMMDD format?
To format a date in SQLite using the YYYYMMDD format, use the strftime
function. The following example code block will return the current date in YYYYMMDD format:
SELECT strftime('%Y%m%d', 'now');
Output example
20200831
The code above consists of two parts:
strftime('%Y%m%d', 'now')
- This is thestrftime
function, which takes two arguments. The first argument is the format string, which specifies how the date should be formatted. The second argument is the date to be formatted. In this case, the date is set tonow
, which will return the current date.SELECT
- This keyword is used to query the database and return the result of the query.
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