postgresqlHow do I use the PostgreSQL to_timestamp function?
The PostgreSQL to_timestamp
function is used to convert a string to a timestamp. It takes two arguments: a string and a format mask. The format mask is used to specify the format of the string that is being converted.
For example:
SELECT to_timestamp('2020-10-20 10:30', 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI');
Output example
2020-10-20 10:30:00
Code explanation
to_timestamp
- the PostgreSQL function used to convert a string to a timestamp'2020-10-20 10:30'
- the string to be converted'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI'
- the format mask used to specify the format of the string
More information can be found in the PostgreSQL documentation.
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