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TIMEDIFF

Syntax

TIMEDIFF(expr1,expr2)

Description

TIMEDIFF() returns expr1 - expr2 expressed as a time value. expr1 and expr2 are time or date-and-time expressions, but both must be of the same type.

Examples

SELECT TIMEDIFF('2000:01:01 00:00:00', '2000:01:01 00:00:00.000001');
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| TIMEDIFF('2000:01:01 00:00:00', '2000:01:01 00:00:00.000001') |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| -00:00:00.000001                                              |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+

SELECT TIMEDIFF('2008-12-31 23:59:59.000001', '2008-12-30 01:01:01.000002');
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| TIMEDIFF('2008-12-31 23:59:59.000001', '2008-12-30 01:01:01.000002') |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 46:58:57.999999                                                      |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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