In Oracle Database, we can use the TO_CHAR(datetime) function to return the various date parts from a datetime value, including the short month name.
The short month name is also referred to as the abbreviated month name. Examples of returning the short month name are below.
When using Oracle Database, you can use the TO_CHAR(datetime) function to return various parts of a datetime value, including the fractional seconds.
To return the fractional seconds part from a datetime value, use the FF format element.
MariaDB includes a bunch of date and time units that you can use when working with date and time values. For example, MONTH is a unit, and HOUR is another unit.
Some units are composite units. Composite units are when two units get combined into one. The naming convention is that each unit name is separated by an underscore. For example, MINUTE_SECOND is for minutes and seconds.
Below are some examples that demonstrate how composite units work in MariaDB.
When using the TO_CHAR() function to format a datetime value in Oracle Database, you can add the AD/BC indicator by simply adding either AD or BC to your format model.
Oracle then displays the appropriate indicator, depending on whether the date value is AD or BC.
You can provide it in any uppercase or lowercase, and with or without dots (e.g. AD, A.D. ad, a.d, etc). Oracle will then display the indicator as specified.
Below are two functions that can be used to return the seconds portion from a datetime value in Oracle Database.
This article contains common examples of formatting dates in Oracle Database.
Oracle Database provides the SSSSS format element that enables us to get the number of seconds past midnight from a given datetime value.
In Oracle Database, the TO_CHAR(datetime) allows us to return a datetime value, formatted in a way that we specify.
One of the things we can do is return the month name from a date.
Below are two functions that can be used to return the minutes portion from a datetime value in Oracle Database.
In MariaDB, you can use the DATE_FORMAT() function to return various date parts from a date. One of the things you can return is the short month name. For example Nov or Dec (instead of November or December).