timeofday ( ) → text → textCurrent date and time (like
clock_timestamp, but as a text string); see Section 9.9.5Current date and time (like clock_timestamp, but as a text string); see Section 9.9.5
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timeofday ( ) → text → textCurrent date and time (like
clock_timestamp, but as a text string); see Section 9.9.5timeofday()
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