CURRENT_ DATE And CURDATE
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Returns the current date.
Syntax
CURRENT_DATE()
CURDATE()Return Type
Date object.
Remarks
CURDATE() and CURRENT_ functions are synonyms to each other.YYY-MM-DD (string) or YYYYMMDD (numeric) format.
Examples
The following functions return the current date in string format.
SELECT CURRENT_DATE(), CURDATE();
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| CURRENT_DATE()               | CURDATE()                    |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2019-03-22                   | 2019-03-22                   |
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Last modified: May 31, 2023