duration()
This function returns the duration between two dates b and a in time unit c.
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
a |
Date. |
b |
Date. |
c |
Unit (y, M, d, h, m, s, S). |
Possible units for parameter "c"
Value |
Time unit |
milli or S |
Milliseconds. |
sec or s |
Seconds. |
min or m |
Minutes. |
hour or H |
Hours. |
day or d |
Days. |
month or M |
Months. |
year or y |
Years. |
Examples
Parameter a |
Parameter b |
Parameter c |
Result |
2010-03-01 00:00:00 |
2010-03-15 00:00:00 |
d |
-14 |
2010-03-15 00:00:00 |
2010-03-01 00:00:00 |
d |
14 |
2010-03-01 00:00:00 |
2010-03-15 00:00:00 |
h |
-336 |
2010-03-15 00:00:00 |
2010-03-01 00:00:00 |
h |
336 |