SQL Reference

MONTH

>>-MONTH--(--expression--)-------------------------------------><
 

The schema is SYSIBM.

The MONTH function returns the month part of a value.

The argument must be a date, timestamp, date duration, timestamp duration or a valid character string representation of a date or timestamp that is neither a CLOB nor a LONG VARCHAR.

The result of the function is a large integer. If the argument can be null, the result can be null; if the argument is null, the result is the null value.

The other rules depend on the data type of the argument:

• If the argument is a date, timestamp, or a valid string representation of a date or timestamp:
  • The result is the month part of the value, which is an integer between 1 and 12.
• If the argument is a date duration or timestamp duration:
  • The result is the month part of the value, which is an integer between -99 and 99. A nonzero result has the same sign as the argument.

Example:

• Select all rows from the EMPLOYEE table for people who were born (BIRTHDATE) in DECEMBER.

    SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE
      WHERE MONTH(BIRTHDATE) = 12