MySQL GET_FORMAT() function
GET_FORMAT() function
MySQL GET_FORMAT() converts a date or time or datetime in a formatted manner as specified in the argument. This function is useful in combination with DATE_FORMAT(). The various formats have been described bellow.
Syntax:
GET_ FORMAT([date | time | datetime ],[‘EUR’ |‘USA’ |’JIS’|’ISO’|‘INTERNAL’])
Arguments:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | time | datetime | A date or time or datetime. |
| EUR’ | ‘USA’ | ’JIS’ |’ISO’ | ‘INTERNAL | Different formats. |
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Different function calls
| Function Call | Result |
|---|---|
| GET_FORMAT(DATE,'USA') | '%m.%d.%Y' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATE,'JIS') | '%Y-%m-%d' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATE,'ISO') | '%Y-%m-%d' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR') | '%d.%m.%Y' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATE,'INTERNAL') | '%Y%m%d' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'USA') | '%Y-%m-%d %H.%i.%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS') | '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'ISO') | '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'EUR') | '%Y-%m-%d %H.%i.%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'INTERNAL') | '%Y%m%d%H%i%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA') | '%h:%i:%s %p' |
| GET_FORMAT(TIME,'JIS') | '%H:%i:%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(TIME,'ISO') | '%H:%i:%s' |
| GET_FORMAT(TIME,'EUR') | '%H.%i.%s' |
| HOUR_MINUTE | 'HOURS:MINUTES' |
| DAY_MICROSECOND | 'DAYS HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS.MICROSECONDS' |
| DAY_SECOND | 'DAYS HOURS:MINUTES:SECONDS' |
| DAY_MINUTE | 'DAYS HOURS:MINUTES' |
| DAY_HOUR | 'DAYS HOURS' |
| YEAR_MONTH | 'YEARS-MONTHS' |
Example: MySQL GET_FORMAT() function
The following statement will arrange the date format in EUR.
Code:
SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR');
Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR'); +------------------------+ | GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR') | +------------------------+ | %d.%m.%Y | +------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.02 sec)
PHP script:
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</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>Format type of a date in EUR format:</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Format type of date in EUR format</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE,"EUR")') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['GET_FORMAT(DATE,"EUR")'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
JSP script:
<%@page contentType="text/html" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
<%@ page import="java.sql.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.io.*" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>example-get_format-function</title>
</head>
<body>
<%
try {
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
String Host = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/w3resour_bookinfo";
Connection connection = null;
Statement statement = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
connection = DriverManager.getConnection(Host, "root", "datasoft123");
statement = connection.createStatement();
String Data = "SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR')";
rs = statement.executeQuery(Data);
%>
<TABLE border="1">
<tr width="10" bgcolor="#9979">
<td>Format type of date in EUR format</td>
</tr>
<%
while (rs.next()) {
%>
<TR>
<TD><%=rs.getString("GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR')")%></TD>
</TR>
<% } %>
</table>
<%
rs.close();
statement.close();
connection.close();
} catch (Exception ex) {
out.println("Can’t connect to database.");
}
%>
</body>
</html>
Example: GET_FORMAT() function with DATE_FORMAT()
The following statement will format and return the specified date 2009-05-18 in the format obtained from GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR').
Code:
SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2009-05-18',GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR'));
Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2009-05-18',GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR'));
+--------------------------------------------------+
| DATE_FORMAT('2009-05-18',GET_FORMAT(DATE,'EUR')) |
+--------------------------------------------------+
| 18.05.2009 |
+--------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
PHP script:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>example1-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource</title>
<meta name="description" content="example1-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>A specific date 2009-05-18 in EUR format:</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Format type of date in EUR format</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT DATE_FORMAT("2009-05-18",GET_FORMAT(DATE,"EUR"))') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['DATE_FORMAT("2009-05-18",GET_FORMAT(DATE,"EUR"))'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Example: GET_FORMAT() function using 'USA' format
The following statement will arrange the time format in USA format.
SELECT GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA');
Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA'); +------------------------+ | GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA') | +------------------------+ | %h:%i:%s %p | +------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
PHP script:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>example2-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource</title>
<meta name="description" content="example2-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>Format type of time in USA format:</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Format type of time in USA format</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT GET_FORMAT(TIME,"USA")') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['GET_FORMAT(TIME,"USA")'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Example: GET_FORMAT() function with STR_TO_DATE()
The following statement will format and return the specified time 11:15:46 PM in a specific format as obtained from STR_TO_DATE(TIME,'USA').
SELECT STR_TO_DATE('11:15:46 PM',GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA'));
Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT STR_TO_DATE('11:15:46 PM',GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA'));
+---------------------------------------------------+
| STR_TO_DATE('11:15:46 PM',GET_FORMAT(TIME,'USA')) |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| 23:15:46 |
+---------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
PHP script:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>example3-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource</title>
<meta name="description" content="example3-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>Format 11:15:46 PM in USA datetime format:</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Format 11:15:46 PM in USA datetime format</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT STR_TO_DATE("11:15:46 PM",GET_FORMAT(TIME,"USA"))') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['STR_TO_DATE("11:15:46 PM",GET_FORMAT(TIME,"USA"))'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Example : GET_FORMAT() function in 'JIS' format
The following statement will arrange the datetime format in JIS format.
SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS');
Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS'); +----------------------------+ | GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS') | +----------------------------+ | %Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s | +----------------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
PHP script:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>example4-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource</title>
<meta name="description" content="example4-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>Format type of datetime in JIS format:</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Format type of datetime in JIS format</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,"JIS")') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,"JIS")'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?></tbody>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Example : GET_FORMAT() function with DATE_FORMAT() and 'JIS' format
The following statement will arrange the datetime 2009-05-18 11:15:46 in a format obtained from GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS').
Code:
SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2009-05-18 11:15:46',GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS'));
Sample Output:
mysql> SELECT DATE_FORMAT('2009-05-18 11:15:46',GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS'));
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| DATE_FORMAT('2009-05-18 11:15:46',GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,'JIS')) |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2009-05-18 11:15:46 |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
PHP script:
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>example5-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource</title>
<meta name="description" content="example5-GET_FORMAT-function - php mysql examples | w3resource">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<h2>Date time of 2009-05-18 11:15:46 in JIS format</h2>
<table class='table table-bordered'>
<tr>
<th>Date time of 2009-05-18 11:15:46 in JIS format</th>
</tr>
<?php
$hostname="your_hostname";
$username="your_username";
$password="your_password";
$db = "your_dbname";
$dbh = new PDO("mysql:host=$hostname;dbname=$db", $username, $password);
foreach($dbh->query('SELECT DATE_FORMAT("2009-05-18 11:15:46",GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,"JIS"))') as $row) {
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['DATE_FORMAT("2009-05-18 11:15:46",GET_FORMAT(DATETIME,"JIS"))'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
?>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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