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Version: 2.5

date

Description​

Extracts the date part of a date or datetime expression.

Syntax​

DATE date(DATETIME|DATE expr)

Parameters​

expr: the date or datetime expression.

Return value​

Returns a value of the DATE type. NULL is returned if the input is NULL or invalid.

Examples​

Example 1: Extract the date part of a datetime value.

SELECT DATE("2017-12-31 11:20:59");
+-----------------------------+
| date('2017-12-31 11:20:59') |
+-----------------------------+
| 2017-12-31                  |
+-----------------------------+
1 row in set (0.05 sec)

Example 2: Extract the date part of a date value.

SELECT DATE('2017-12-31');
+--------------------+
| date('2017-12-31') |
+--------------------+
| 2017-12-31         |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.08 sec)

Example 3: Extract the date part of the current timestamp.

SELECT DATE(current_timestamp());
+---------------------------+
| date(current_timestamp()) |
+---------------------------+
| 2022-11-08                |
+---------------------------+
1 row in set (0.05 sec)