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Version: 2.5

months_sub

Description​

Subtracts specified months from the date.

Syntax​

DATETIME months_sub(DATETIME expr1, INT expr2);

Parameters​

  • expr1: the specified date. It must be of the DATETIME or DATE type.

  • expr2: the month to subtract. It must be INT type.

Return value​

Returns a DATETIME value.

Examples​

select months_sub('2022-02-28 15:04:05', 1);
+--------------------------------------+
| months_sub('2022-02-28 15:04:05', 1) |
+--------------------------------------+
| 2022-01-28 15:04:05                  |
+--------------------------------------+

select months_sub('2022-02-28', 1);
+-----------------------------+
| months_sub('2022-02-28', 1) |
+-----------------------------+
| 2022-01-28 00:00:00         |
+-----------------------------+