Example
SELECT
STR_TO_DATE("August 10 2017", "%M %d %Y");Definition and Usage
The STR_TO_DATE() function returns a date based on a string and a format.
Syntax
STR_TO_DATE(
string
,
format
)Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. The string to be formatted to a date |
| format | Required. The format to use. Can be one or a combination of the following values: Format Description %a Abbreviated weekday name (Sun to Sat) %b Abbreviated month name (Jan to Dec) %c Numeric month name (0 to 12) %D Day of the month as a numeric value, followed by suffix (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...) %d Day of the month as a numeric value (01 to 31) %e Day of the month as a numeric value (0 to 31) %f Microseconds (000000 to 999999) %H Hour (00 to 23) %h Hour (00 to 12) %I Hour (00 to 12) %i Minutes (00 to 59) %j Day of the year (001 to 366) %k Hour (0 to 23) %l Hour (1 to 12) %M Month name in full (January to December) %m Month name as a numeric value (01 to 12) %p AM or PM %r Time in 12 hour AM or PM format (hh:mm:ss AM/PM) %S Seconds (00 to 59) %s Seconds (00 to 59) %T Time in 24 hour format (hh:mm:ss) %U Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) %u Week where Monday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) %V Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X %v Week where Monday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X %W Weekday name in full (Sunday to Saturday) %w Day of the week where Sunday=0 and Saturday=6 %X Year for the week where Sunday is the first day of the week. Used with %V %x Year for the week where Monday is the first day of the week. Used with %V %Y Year as a numeric, 4-digit value %y Year as a numeric, 2-digit value |
| Format | Description |
| %a | Abbreviated weekday name (Sun to Sat) |
| %b | Abbreviated month name (Jan to Dec) |
| %c | Numeric month name (0 to 12) |
| %D | Day of the month as a numeric value, followed by suffix (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...) |
| %d | Day of the month as a numeric value (01 to 31) |
| %e | Day of the month as a numeric value (0 to 31) |
| %f | Microseconds (000000 to 999999) |
| %H | Hour (00 to 23) |
| %h | Hour (00 to 12) |
| %I | Hour (00 to 12) |
| %i | Minutes (00 to 59) |
| %j | Day of the year (001 to 366) |
| %k | Hour (0 to 23) |
| %l | Hour (1 to 12) |
| %M | Month name in full (January to December) |
| %m | Month name as a numeric value (01 to 12) |
| %p | AM or PM |
| %r | Time in 12 hour AM or PM format (hh:mm:ss AM/PM) |
| %S | Seconds (00 to 59) |
| %s | Seconds (00 to 59) |
| %T | Time in 24 hour format (hh:mm:ss) |
| %U | Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) |
| %u | Week where Monday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) |
| %V | Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X |
| %v | Week where Monday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X |
| %W | Weekday name in full (Sunday to Saturday) |
| %w | Day of the week where Sunday=0 and Saturday=6 |
| %X | Year for the week where Sunday is the first day of the week. Used with %V |
| %x | Year for the week where Monday is the first day of the week. Used with %V |
| %Y | Year as a numeric, 4-digit value |
| %y | Year as a numeric, 2-digit value |
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| %a | Abbreviated weekday name (Sun to Sat) |
| %b | Abbreviated month name (Jan to Dec) |
| %c | Numeric month name (0 to 12) |
| %D | Day of the month as a numeric value, followed by suffix (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...) |
| %d | Day of the month as a numeric value (01 to 31) |
| %e | Day of the month as a numeric value (0 to 31) |
| %f | Microseconds (000000 to 999999) |
| %H | Hour (00 to 23) |
| %h | Hour (00 to 12) |
| %I | Hour (00 to 12) |
| %i | Minutes (00 to 59) |
| %j | Day of the year (001 to 366) |
| %k | Hour (0 to 23) |
| %l | Hour (1 to 12) |
| %M | Month name in full (January to December) |
| %m | Month name as a numeric value (01 to 12) |
| %p | AM or PM |
| %r | Time in 12 hour AM or PM format (hh:mm:ss AM/PM) |
| %S | Seconds (00 to 59) |
| %s | Seconds (00 to 59) |
| %T | Time in 24 hour format (hh:mm:ss) |
| %U | Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) |
| %u | Week where Monday is the first day of the week (00 to 53) |
| %V | Week where Sunday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X |
| %v | Week where Monday is the first day of the week (01 to 53). Used with %X |
| %W | Weekday name in full (Sunday to Saturday) |
| %w | Day of the week where Sunday=0 and Saturday=6 |
| %X | Year for the week where Sunday is the first day of the week. Used with %V |
| %x | Year for the week where Monday is the first day of the week. Used with %V |
| %Y | Year as a numeric, 4-digit value |
| %y | Year as a numeric, 2-digit value |
Technical Details
| Works in: | From MySQL 4.0 |
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