MySQL Second Function

MySQL Second function is one of the MySQL Date Function, which returns the Seconds value from a given time. This function returns integer value range from 0 to 59.

MySQL Second Syntax

The basic syntax of the Second() Function in MySQL is as shown below:

SECOND(Time or expression);

MySQL Second function Example

The below shown queries help you understand the use of this Second function. In this instance, we are returning the Second value from the different time expression, and the Datetime expression.

SELECT SECOND('10:22:45');

SELECT SECOND('2019-02-05 10:20:12');

SELECT SECOND('2019-02-05 10:20:59.112352');

OUTPUT

MySQL Second Function Example 2

In this example, we are returning Seconds value from the current date and time returned by the Now() function, UTC_TIME function, and UTC_TIMESTAMP function.

SELECT NOW(), SECOND(NOW());

SELECT UTC_TIME(), SECOND(UTC_TIME());

SELECT UTC_TIMESTAMP(), SECOND(UTC_TIMESTAMP());

OUTPUT

Here, we are trying to return the seconds value from String DateTime format, HHMMSS formats. Within the last statement, we used the zero hour part as an input.

SELECT NOW(), SECOND(NOW() + 10);  

SELECT SECOND(101235);

SELECT SECOND('00:12:22');

OUTPUT

MySQL Second Example 3

In this example, we show you how to use this Second function on table data. Here, we are returning the seconds value from the Hire Date column.

SELECT EmpID,
       FirstName,
       LastName,
       Occupation,
       YearlyIncome,
       Sales,
       HireDate,
       SECOND(HireDate)
 FROM `MySQL Tutorial`.customer;

OUTPUT