Str2timestamp

sql

FUNCTION Str2timestamp(IN s CHAR(n)) RETURNS TIMESTAMP;

Parameters

s character string containing a timestamp notation

Since version:

6.0

Description

The Str2timestamp function converts the date entry from the s string into the Timestamp type value and returns the value. Empty string will be converted into NULL.

The s string must have one of the following formats:

day.month.year hour:minute:second

day.month.year hour:minute

day.month hour:minute:second

day.month hour:minute

If no year is specified, the current year will be taken.

You may also the similar CAST SQL function.

Function value

The function returns the timestamp entry if the timestamp notation is the (only) content of the s string, otherwise NULL.

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