SQL SYSDATETIME() Function

SQL SYSDATETIME() function is also used to get the current time of the System on which the instance of SQL Server is running. SYSDATETIME() function provides more fractional seconds precision compared to the GETDATE() function.

We can fetch the TIME part from the DATE and TIME value returned from the SYSDATETIME() function as below:

Syntax

The SYSDATETIME() function syntax is:

SYSDATETIME()

Example

In this example, we use the SYSDATETIME() function in SQL to get the current date and time.

Query

SELECT SYSDATETIME() 'Current TIME using SYSDATETIME()'

Output

Output


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