SqlFunctions.CurrentTimestamp Method

Definition

Returns the current date and time.

public:
 static Nullable<DateTime> CurrentTimestamp();
[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP")]
public static DateTime? CurrentTimestamp ();
[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP")>]
static member CurrentTimestamp : unit -> Nullable<DateTime>
Public Shared Function CurrentTimestamp () As Nullable(Of DateTime)

Returns

The current date and time.

Attributes

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.

This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see CURRENT_TIMESTAMP (Transact-SQL).

Applies to