SYS_EXTRACT_UTC

Syntax

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Purpose

SYS_EXTRACT_UTC extracts the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time—formerly Greenwich Mean Time) from a datetime value with time zone offset or time zone region name. If a time zone is not specified, then the datetime is associated with the session time zone.

Examples

The following example extracts the UTC from a specified datetime:

SELECT SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(TIMESTAMP '2000-03-28 11:30:00.00 -08:00')
   FROM DUAL;

SYS_EXTRACT_UTC(TIMESTAMP'2000-03-2811:30:00.00-08:00')
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