DATENAME (Azure Stream Analytics)

Returns a character string that represents the specified datepart of the specified date.

Syntax

DATENAME ( datepart , date )  

Arguments

datepart

Is any valid expression.

data_type

Is the part of the date to return. The following table lists all valid datepart arguments.

datepart Abbreviations
year yy, yyyy
quarter qq, q
month mm, m
dayofyear dy, y
day dd, d
week wk, ww
weekday dw, w
hour hh
minute mi, n
second ss, s
millisecond ms
microsecond mcs

date

Is an expression that can be resolved to a datetime. date can be an expression, column expression, or string literal.

Return Types

nvarchar(max)

Examples

SELECT DATENAME (month, EntryTime)  
FROM Input TIMESTAMP BY EntryTime  
WHERE Toll > 5