Oracle APEX – Format dates using APEX_UTIL.GET_SINCE

In Oracle APEX, you can format dates using predefined method of report columns. We are getting following different predefined formats:

Here, I just want to show you how SINCE & SINCE_SHORT formats the dates to descriptive and meaningful way. Below is a sample report data.

Similarly, if you want to format your dates in PL/SQL or in CUSTOM regions, you can use APEX_UTIL.GET_SINCE