SUBTIME

Syntax

SUBTIME(expr1,expr2)

Description

SUBTIME() returns expr1 - expr2 expressed as a value in the same format as expr1. expr1 is a time or datetime expression, and expr2 is a time expression.

Examples

SELECT SUBTIME('2007-12-31 23:59:59.999999','1 1:1:1.000002');
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| SUBTIME('2007-12-31 23:59:59.999999','1 1:1:1.000002') |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 2007-12-30 22:58:58.999997                             |
+--------------------------------------------------------+

SELECT SUBTIME('01:00:00.999999', '02:00:00.999998');
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SUBTIME('01:00:00.999999', '02:00:00.999998') |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| -00:59:59.999999                              |
+-----------------------------------------------+

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