quarter function

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Returns the quarter of the year for expr in the range 1 to 4. This function is a synonym for extract(QUARTER FROM expr).

Syntax 

quarter(expr)

Arguments

  • expr: A DATE or TIMESTAMP expression.

Returns

An INTEGER.

Examples 

> SELECT quarter('2016-08-31');
 3