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Version: 3.2

milliseconds_diff

Description​

Returns the time difference between the start date and end date in milliseconds.

This function is supported from v3.2.4.

Syntax​

BIGINT milliseconds_diff(DATETIME expr1, DATETIME expr2);

Parameters​

  • expr1: the end time. It must be of the DATETIME type. If expr1 is earlier than expr2, a negative value is returned.

  • expr2: the start time. It must be of the DATETIME type.

Return value​

Returns a value of the BIGINT type. NULL is returned if the input date does not exist.

Examples​

select milliseconds_diff('2024-01-25 21:00:00.423','2024-01-25 21:00:00.123');
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| milliseconds_diff('2024-01-25 21:00:00.423', '2024-01-25 21:00:00.123') |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                     300 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

select milliseconds_diff('2024-01-25 21:00:01', '2024-01-25 21:00:00');
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
| milliseconds_diff('2024-01-25 21:00:01', '2024-01-25 21:00:00') |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                            1000 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

select milliseconds_diff('2024-01-25 00:00:01', '2024-01-25');
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| milliseconds_diff('2024-01-25 00:00:01', '2024-01-25') |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                   1000 |
+--------------------------------------------------------+