# Datediff

Calculates the difference between two date, time, or timestamp expressions based on the date or time part requested. Difference is calculated as date\_1 - date\_2.

## Parameters

| Name       | Type         | Description                                                                                                                                                               | Is Optional |
| ---------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| date\_part | date\_part   | Must be one of the values listed in [Supported Date and Time Parts](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/functions-date-time.html#label-supported-date-time-parts) |             |
| date\_1    | mixed\_value | Starting date. Can be a date column, date, time, or timestamp.                                                                                                            |             |
| date\_2    | mixed\_value | Date to subtract from date\_1. Can be a date column, date, time, or timestamp.                                                                                            |             |
| alias      | value        | Name for the new column created by the datediff.                                                                                                                          | True        |

## Example

```python
ds = rasgo.get.dataset(id)

ds2 = ds.datediff(date_part='year', date_1='END_DATE', date_2="'2022-01-01'")
ds2.preview()
```

## Source Code

{% embed url="<https://github.com/rasgointelligence/RasgoTransforms/blob/main/rasgotransforms/rasgotransforms/transforms/datediff/snowflake/datediff.sql>" %}


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