how datediff in sql yield different result than date 1 - date 2 code example

Example 1: date difference in number of days sql server

DECLARE 
    @start_dt DATETIME2= '2019-12-31 23:59:59.9999999', 
    @end_dt DATETIME2= '2020-01-01 00:00:00.0000000';

SELECT 
    DATEDIFF(year, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_year, 
    DATEDIFF(quarter, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_quarter, 
    DATEDIFF(month, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_month, 
    DATEDIFF(dayofyear, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_dayofyear, 
    DATEDIFF(day, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_day, 
    DATEDIFF(week, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_week, 
    DATEDIFF(hour, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_hour, 
    DATEDIFF(minute, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_minute, 
    DATEDIFF(second, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_second, 
    DATEDIFF(millisecond, @start_dt, @end_dt) diff_in_millisecond;

Example 2: how to get the date diff on once field in sql server

SELECT t1.OrderNo,DATEDIFF(day,t1.LoadedStartDate,t2.LoadedStartDate)
FROM UnnamedTableFromQuestion t1
       INNER JOIN
     UnnamedTableFromQuestion t2
       on
         t1.OrderNo = t2.OrderNo
WHERE t1.OpNo = 1 and
      t2.OpNo = 4
      
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select cur.unique_id_field, cur.seq_no, cur.date_created ,

  datediff(second, prv.date_created, cur.date_created) as diff_in_seconds

from yourtable as cur

  join yourtable as prv

    on cur.seq_no = prv.seq_no + 1;