Str_to_date
Description
Syntax:
DATETIME STR TWO DATES (VARCHAR STR, VARCHAR format)
This function converts STR to DATE type by the specified format. If the result is not valid, it will return NULL
The supported formats are consistent with those listed in date_format.
Example
mysql> select str_to_date('2014-12-21 12:34:56', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s');
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| str_to_date('2014-12-21 12:34:56', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s') |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| 2014-12-21 12:34:56 |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
mysql> select str_to_date('2014-12-21 12:34%3A56', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i%%3A%s');
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| str_to_date('2014-12-21 12:34%3A56', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i%%3A%s') |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| 2014-12-21 12:34:56 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
mysql> select str_to_date('200442 Monday', '%X%V %W');
+-----------------------------------------+
| str_to_date('200442 Monday', '%X%V %W') |
+-----------------------------------------+
| 2004-10-18 |
+-----------------------------------------+
mysql> select str_to_date("2020-09-01", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s");
+------------------------------------------------+
| str_to_date('2020-09-01', '%Y-%m-%d %H:%i:%s') |
+------------------------------------------------+
| 2020-09-01 00:00:00 |
+------------------------------------------------+
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STR_TO_DATE,STR,TO,DATE