The INTERVAL() function compares the first integer listed as an argument to the integers that follow the first : INTERVAL « Date Time « SQL / MySQL






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The INTERVAL() function compares the first integer listed as an argument to the integers that follow the first

    
 integer.
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The following syntax shows how to use this function: INTERVAL(<integer1>, <integer2> [{, <integer>}...])
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Starting with <integer2>, the values must be listed in ascending order.
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If <integer1> is less than <integer2>, a value of 0 is returned.
If <integer1> is less than <integer3>, a value of 1 is returned.
If <integer1> is less than <integer4>, a value of 2 is returned, and so on.
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mysql> SELECT INTERVAL(6, -2, 0, 4, 7, 10, 12);
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| INTERVAL(6, -2, 0, 4, 7, 10, 12) |
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|                                3 |
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1 row in set (0.00 sec)








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