ADD_MONTHS

ADD_MONTHS returns a date that is a specified number of months after a specified date.

When the starting date is the last day of the month or when the returned month has fewer days, then ADD_MONTHS returns the last day of the month. Otherwise, the returned day is the starting day.

Return Value

DATE

Syntax

ADD_MONTHS(date, integer)

Arguments

date is the starting date.

integer is the number of months to be added to the starting date.

Example

ADD_MONTHS('17-JUN-06', 1) returns the value 17-JUL-06.