Returns a datetimeoffset value that is translated from a datetime2 expression.
TODATETIMEOFFSET (expression,time_zone)
- expression
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Is an expression that resolves to a datetime2 value.
Note
The expression cannot be of type text, ntext, or image because these types cannot be implicitly converted to varchar or nvarchar.
- time_zone
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Is an expression that represents the time zone offset in minutes. The range is +14 to -13. The expression is interpreted in local time for the specified time_zone.
Note
If expression is a character string, it must be in the format {+|-}TZH:THM.
datetimeoffset . The fractional precision is the same as the datetime argument.
A. Changing the time zone offset of the current date and time
The following example changes the zone offset of the current date and time to time zone -07:00.
DECLARE @todaysDateTime Datetime2 SELECT @todaysDateTime = GetDate(); SELECT TODATETIMEOFFSET (@todaysDateTime, '-07:00') -- RETURNS 2007-08-30 15:51:34.7030000 -07:00
B. Changing the time zone offset in minutes
The following example changes the current time zone to -120 minutes.
DECLARE @todaysDate Datetime2 SELECT @todaysDate = GetDate(); SELECT TODATETIMEOFFSET (@todaysDate, -120) -- RETURNS 2007-08-30 15:52:37.8770000 -02:00
C. Adding a 13-hour time zone offset
The following example adds a 13-hour time zone offset to a date and time.
DECLARE @dateTime datetimeoffset(7)= '2007-08-28 18:00:30' SELECT TODATETIMEOFFSET (@dateTime, '+13:00') -- RETURNS 2007-08-28 18:00:30.0000000 +13:00