MySQL CONVERT() Function

Convert a value to a DATE datatype:

The CONVERT() function converts a value into the specified datatype or character set.

Also look at the CAST() function.

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Required. The value to convert type Required. The datatype to convert to. Can be one of the following:

Converts value to DATETIME.

Converts value to DECIMAL. Use the optional M and D parameters to specify the maximum number of digits (M) and the number of digits following the decimal point (D).

Converts value to TIME. Format: "HH:MM:SS"

Converts value to CHAR (a fixed length string)

Converts value to NCHAR (like CHAR, but produces a string with the national character set)

Converts value to BINARY (a binary string) charset Required. The character set to convert to