TIMESTAMP

Convert to datetime or add time. With one argument, it returns a datetime; with two, it adds a time expression to a date or datetime.

For the timestamp data type, see TIMESTAMP.

Syntax

TIMESTAMP(expr), TIMESTAMP(expr1,expr2)

Description

With a single argument, this function returns the date or datetime expression expr as a datetime value. With two arguments, it adds the time expression expr2 to the date or datetime expression expr1 and returns the result as a datetime value.

Examples

SELECT TIMESTAMP('2003-12-31');
+-------------------------+
| TIMESTAMP('2003-12-31') |
+-------------------------+
| 2003-12-31 00:00:00     |
+-------------------------+

SELECT TIMESTAMP('2003-12-31 12:00:00','6:30:00');
+--------------------------------------------+
| TIMESTAMP('2003-12-31 12:00:00','6:30:00') |
+--------------------------------------------+
| 2003-12-31 18:30:00                        |
+--------------------------------------------+

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