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# TODATETIMEOFFSET (Transact-SQL)
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  Returns a **datetimeoffset** value that is translated from a **datetime2** expression.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
TODATETIMEOFFSET ( expression , time_zone )  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *expression*  
 Is an [expression](../../t-sql/language-elements/expressions-transact-sql.md) that resolves to a [datetime2](../../t-sql/data-types/datetime2-transact-sql.md) value.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  The expression cannot be of type **text**, **ntext**, or **image** because these types cannot be implicitly converted to **varchar** or **nvarchar**.  
  
 *time_zone*  
 Is an expression that represents the time zone offset in minutes (if an integer), for example -120, or hours and minutes (if a string), for example '+13:00'. The range is +14 to -14 (in hours). The expression is interpreted in local time for the specified time_zone.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  If expression is a character string, it must be in the format {+|-}TZH:THM.  
  
## Return Type  
 **datetimeoffset**. The fractional precision is the same as the *datetime* argument.  
  
## Examples  
  
### A. Changing the time zone offset of the current date and time  
 The following example changes the zone offset of the current date and time to time zone `-07:00`.  
  
```sql  
DECLARE @todaysDateTime datetime2;  
SET @todaysDateTime = GETDATE();  
SELECT TODATETIMEOFFSET (@todaysDateTime, '-07:00');  
-- RETURNS 2019-04-22 16:23:51.7666667 -07:00  
```  
  
### B. Changing the time zone offset in minutes  
 The following example changes the current time zone to `-120` minutes.  
  
```sql  
SELECT TODATETIMEOFFSET(SYSDATETIME(), -120)
-- RETURNS: 2019-04-22 11:39:21.6986813 -02:00  
```  
  
### C. Adding a 13-hour time zone offset  
 The following example adds a 13-hour time zone offset to a date and time.  
  
```sql  
SELECT TODATETIMEOFFSET(SYSDATETIME(), '+13:00')
-- RETURNS: 2019-04-22 11:39:29.0339301 +13:00
```  
  
## See Also  
 [CAST and CONVERT (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/cast-and-convert-transact-sql.md)   
 [Date and Time Data Types and Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/date-and-time-data-types-and-functions-transact-sql.md)   
 [AT TIME ZONE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/queries/at-time-zone-transact-sql.md)