Preamble
The Oracle/PLSQL DBTIMEZONE function returns the time zone of the database as an offset of the time zone (in the following format: ‘[+|-]TZH:TZM’) or the time zone name.
Oracle/PLSQL syntax of DBTIMEZONE function
DBTIMEZONE
Parameters and function arguments
- There are no parameters or arguments for the function CURRENT_ TIMESTAMP.
The DBTIMEZONE function returns the time zone offset (in the following format: ‘[+|-]TZH:TZM’) or the time zone name.
DBTIMEZONE function can be used in the following versions of Oracle/PLSQL
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Oracle 12c, Oracle 11g, Oracle 10g, Oracle 9i
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Let’s consider an example of the DBTIMEZONE function and learn how to use the DBTIMEZONE function in Oracle.
select DBTIMEZONE from dual;
The DBTIMEZONE function can return a value like this:
+00:00
or a value such as this:
-07:00
The return value depends on the time zone value set on your individual Oracle database.
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