TIMESTAMP_DIFF_UDF

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Definition

This user-defined function (UDF) is used for the timestamps arithmetic operations and the equivalence functionality in Snowflake.

TIMESTAMP_DIFF_UDF(LEFT_TS TIMESTAMP, RIGHT_TS TIMESTAMP )

Parameters

LEFT_TS TIMESTAMP

The minuend value.

RIGHT_TS TIMESTAMP

The subtrahend value.

Returns

Returns a varchar with the resulting difference between timestamps.

Usage example

Input:

SELECT TIMESTAMP_DIFF_UDF(TO_TIMESTAMP('2024-01-31 11:47:20.532 -0800'), TO_TIMESTAMP('2024-01-31 11:47:20.532 -0800'));

Output:

-000000000  00:00:00.00000000