PolarDB:MONTHS_BETWEEN

The MONTHS_BETWEEN function returns the number of months between two dates.

The result is a numeric value that is positive if the first date is later than the second date or negative if the first date is less than the second date.

The result is always a whole number of months if the day of the month for both date parameters is the same, or both date parameters fall on the last day of their respective months.

The following are some examples of the MONTHS_BETWEEN function:

SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN('15-DEC-06','15-OCT-06') FROM DUAL;

 months_between
----------------
              2
(1 row)

SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN('15-OCT-06','15-DEC-06') FROM DUAL;

 months_between
----------------
             -2
(1 row)

SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN('31-JUL-00','01-JUL-00') FROM DUAL;

 months_between
----------------
    0.967741935
(1 row)

SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN('01-JAN-07','01-JAN-06') FROM DUAL;

 months_between
----------------
             12
(1 row)