# CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function

The CURRENT_TIMESTAMP function returns the current timestamp; the value returned does not change if it is executed more than once in a single statement.

This means the value is fixed even if there is a long delay between fetching rows in a cursor.

## Syntax

    CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

or, alternately

    CURRENT TIMESTAMP

## Examples

    VALUES CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

    -- or, alternately:

    VALUES CURRENT TIMESTAMP

Parent topic: Built-in functions