jodatime_format

Description

Converts the specified date into a string in the specified Joda DateTimeFormat pattern format.

Syntax

VARCHAR JODATIME_FORMAT(DATETIME | DATE date, VARCHAR format)

Parameters

date: the date you want to convert. It must be a valid date or date expression.
format: the format of the date and time to be returned. For information about the available formats, see Joda-Time format.

Return value

Currently, the return value is a string that contains a maximum of 128 bytes in length. If the length of the string converted from the specified date exceeds 128 bytes, NULL is returned.

Examples

Example 1: Convert the date 2020-06-25 15:58:51 into a string in yyyy-MM-dd format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'yyyy-MM-dd');
+------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'yyyy-MM-dd') |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| 2020-06-25                                           |
+------------------------------------------------------+

Example 2: Convert the date 2020-06-25 15:58:51 into a string in yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss') |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2020-06-25 15:58:51                                           |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+

Example 3: Convert the date 2020-06-25 15:58:51 into a string in MM dd ee EE format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'MM dd ee EE');
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'MM dd ee EE') |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| 06 25 04 Thu                                          |
+-------------------------------------------------------+

Example 4: Convert the date 2020-06-25 15:58:51 into a string in MMM dd ee EEE format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'MMM dd ee EEE');
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'MMM dd ee EEE') |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Jun 25 04 Thu                                           |
+---------------------------------------------------------+

Example 5: Convert the date 2020-06-25 15:58:51 into a string in MMMM dd ee EEEE format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'MMMM dd ee EEEE');
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2020-06-25 15:58:51', 'MMMM dd ee EEEE') |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| June 25 04 Thursday                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

Example 6: Convert the date 2023-06-25 12:00:00 into a string in KK:mm:ss a format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2023-06-25 12:00:00', 'KK:mm:ss a');
+------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2023-06-25 12:00:00', 'KK:mm:ss a') |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| 00:00:00 PM                                          |
+------------------------------------------------------+

Example 7: Convert the date 2023-06-25 12:00:00 into a string in hh:mm:ss a format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2023-06-25 12:00:00', 'hh:mm:ss a');
+------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2023-06-25 12:00:00', 'hh:mm:ss a') |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| 12:00:00 PM                                          |
+------------------------------------------------------+

Example 8: Convert the date 2023-06-25 00:00:00 into a string in yyyyMMdd ''starrocks'' format.

MySQL > select jodatime_format('2023-06-25 00:00:00', 'yyyyMMdd ''starrocks''');
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| jodatime_format('2023-06-25 00:00:00', 'yyyyMMdd \'starrocks\'') |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 20230625 starrocks                                               |
+------------------------------------------------------------------+

Keywords

JODATIME_FORMAT, JODA, FORMAT