time_slice

Description

Converts a given time into the beginning or end of a time interval based on the specified time granularity.

This function is supported from v2.3. v2.5 supports converting a given time into the end of a time interval.

Syntax

DATETIME time_slice(DATETIME dt, INTERVAL N type[, boundary])

Parameters

• dt: the time to convert, DATETIME.
• INTERVAL N type: the time granularity, for example, interval 5 second.
  • N is the length of time interval. It must be an INT value.
  • type is the unit, which can be YEAR, QUARTER, MONTH, WEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND.
• boundary: optional. It is used to specify whether to return the beginning (FLOOR) or end (CEIL) of the time interval. Valid values: FLOOR, CEIL. If this parameter is not specified, FLOOR is the default. This parameter is supported from v2.5.

Return value

Returns a value of the DATETIME type.

Usage notes

The time interval starts from A.D. 0001-01-01 00:00:00.

Examples

The following examples are provided based on the test_all_type_select table.

select * from test_all_type_select order by id_int;

+------------+---------------------+--------+
| id_date    | id_datetime         | id_int |
+------------+---------------------+--------+
| 2052-12-26 | 1691-12-23 04:01:09 |      0 |
| 2168-08-05 | 2169-12-18 15:44:31 |      1 |
| 1737-02-06 | 1840-11-23 13:09:50 |      2 |
| 2245-10-01 | 1751-03-21 00:19:04 |      3 |
| 1889-10-27 | 1861-09-12 13:28:18 |      4 |
+------------+---------------------+--------+
5 rows in set (0.06 sec)

Example 1: Convert a given DATETIME value to the beginning of a 5-second time interval without specifying the boundary parameter.

select time_slice(id_datetime, interval 5 second)
from test_all_type_select
order by id_int;

+---------------------------------------------------+
| time_slice(id_datetime, INTERVAL 5 second, floor) |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| 1691-12-23 04:01:05                               |
| 2169-12-18 15:44:30                               |
| 1840-11-23 13:09:50                               |
| 1751-03-21 00:19:00                               |
| 1861-09-12 13:28:15                               |
+---------------------------------------------------+
5 rows in set (0.16 sec)

Example 2: Convert a given DATETIME value to the beginning of a 5-day time interval with boundary set to FLOOR.

select time_slice(id_datetime, interval 5 day, FLOOR)
from test_all_type_select
order by id_int;

+------------------------------------------------+
| time_slice(id_datetime, INTERVAL 5 day, floor) |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 1691-12-22 00:00:00                            |
| 2169-12-16 00:00:00                            |
| 1840-11-21 00:00:00                            |
| 1751-03-18 00:00:00                            |
| 1861-09-12 00:00:00                            |
+------------------------------------------------+
5 rows in set (0.15 sec)

Example 3: Convert a given DATETIME value to the end of a 5-day time interval.

select time_slice(id_datetime, interval 5 day, CEIL)
from test_all_type_select
order by id_int;

+-----------------------------------------------+
| time_slice(id_datetime, INTERVAL 5 day, ceil) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| 1691-12-27 00:00:00                           |
| 2169-12-21 00:00:00                           |
| 1840-11-26 00:00:00                           |
| 1751-03-23 00:00:00                           |
| 1861-09-17 00:00:00                           |
+-----------------------------------------------+
5 rows in set (0.12 sec)