Oracle NEXT_DAY function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:51:22 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

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NEXT_DAY returns the date of the first weekday that is later than the date.

Syntax:

NEXT_DAY(date, char)

Parameters:

Name	Description
date	A date value used to get the next weekday.
char	Day of the week, either the full name or the abbreviation. The minimum number of letters required is the number of letters in the abbreviated version. Any characters immediately following the valid abbreviation are ignored.

Return Value:

The return value has the same hours, minutes, and seconds component as the parameter date.

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Examples: Oracle NEXT_DAY () function

This example returns the date of the next Monday after March 12, 2015 :

SQL> SELECT NEXT_DAY('12-MAR-2015','MONDAY') "NEXT DAY"
 2  FROM DUAL;

Sample Output:

NEXT DAY
--------------------
16-MAR-2015 00:00:00

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