====== CURRENT_DATE Function ======

CURRENT_DATE function return the current date (year, month and day).

**Syntax**:

<code language="sql">
CURRENT_DATE | CURRENT DATE 
</code>

**Return Type:**

DATE

**Compatibility**: IBM DB2, Teradata, MySQL.

**Version:** HPL/SQL 0.01

See also:

  * [[current-timestamp|CURRENT_TIMESTAMP]]
  * [[from-unixtime|FROM_UNIXTIME]]
  * [[now|NOW]]
  * [[sysdate|SYSDATE]]
  * [[unix-timestamp|UNIX_TIMESTAMP]]