DAYNAME

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Extracts the name of the day of the week from a date.

Syntax

DAYNAME (dateobj)

Arguments

dateobj: a valid date, datetime, or parsable date string.

Return Type

String. If dateobj is not a valid date, returns NULL.

Examples

SQL

SELECT DAYNAME('2014-04-18');

+-----------------------+
| DAYNAME('2014-04-18') |
+-----------------------+
| Friday                |
+-----------------------+

Last modified: May 31, 2023

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