Formatting functions allow you to extract more than one part of a value. : TIME_FORMAT « Date Time « SQL / MySQL






Formatting functions allow you to extract more than one part of a value.

       
mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE datetime_val
    -> (
    ->  dt      DATETIME
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('1970-01-01 00:00:00');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('1987-03-05 12:30:15');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('1999-12-31 09:00:00');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO datetime_val (dt) VALUES('2000-06-04 15:45:30');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> SELECT * FROM datetime_val;
+---------------------+
| dt                  |
+---------------------+
| 1970-01-01 00:00:00 |
| 1987-03-05 12:30:15 |
| 1999-12-31 09:00:00 |
| 2000-06-04 15:45:30 |
+---------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>
mysql> SELECT dt,
    -> DATE_FORMAT(dt,'%Y-%m-%d') AS 'date part',
    -> TIME_FORMAT(dt,'%T') AS 'time part'
    -> FROM datetime_val;
+---------------------+------------+-----------+
| dt                  | date part  | time part |
+---------------------+------------+-----------+
| 1970-01-01 00:00:00 | 1970-01-01 | 00:00:00  |
| 1987-03-05 12:30:15 | 1987-03-05 | 12:30:15  |
| 1999-12-31 09:00:00 | 1999-12-31 | 09:00:00  |
| 2000-06-04 15:45:30 | 2000-06-04 | 15:45:30  |
+---------------------+------------+-----------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql>
mysql> drop table datetime_val;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql>

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
  








Related examples in the same category

1.TIME_FORMAT( ) understands time-related specifiers in the format string.
2.TIME_FORMAT( ): Synthesizing Dates or Times Using Formatting Functions