Su, Xiaomeng 76a5b1ee83 dli_sqlreference_20240227

Reviewed-by: Pruthi, Vineet <vineet.pruthi@t-systems.com>
Co-authored-by: Su, Xiaomeng <suxiaomeng1@huawei.com>
Co-committed-by: Su, Xiaomeng <suxiaomeng1@huawei.com>

2024-03-27 22:02:33 +00:00

5.6 KiB

Raw Blame History

to_date

This function is used to return the year, month, and day in a time.

Similar function: to_date1. The to_date1 function is used to convert a string in a specified format to a date value. The date format can be specified.

Syntax

to_date(string timestamp)

Parameters

**Table 1** Parameter
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
timestamp	Yes	DATE STRING	Time to be processed The following formats are supported: yyyy-mm-dd yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss yyyy-mm-dd hh:mi:ss.ff3

Return Values

The return value is of the DATE type, in the yyyy-mm-dd format.

If the value of timestamp is not of the DATE or STRING type, the error message "data type mismatch" is displayed.
If the value of timestamp is of the DATE or STRING type but is not in one of the supported formats, NULL is returned.

Example Code

The value 2023-08-16 is returned.

select to_date('2023-08-16 10:54:36');

The value NULL is returned.

select to_date(null);

Parent topic: Date Functions

5.6 KiB Raw Blame History