MySQL TIME_TO_SEC() Function

Summary: in this tutorial, you will learn how to use the MySQL TIME_TO_SEC() function to convert a time argument to seconds.

Introduction MySQL TIME_TO_SEC() function

The TIME_TO_SEC() function converts a time argument to seconds. Here’s the syntax of the TIME_TO_SEC() function:

TIME_TO_SEC(time)Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

In this syntax:

• time: This is the time argument that you want to convert to seconds.

The TIME_TO_SEC() function returns the seconds converted from the time argument. If the time is NULL, the TIME_TO_SEC() function returns NULL.

MySQL TIME_TO_SEC() function example

The following example uses the TIME_TO_SEC() function to convert a time argument to seconds:

SELECT TIME_TO_SEC('00:05:30');Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

Output:

+-------------------------+
| TIME_TO_SEC('00:05:30') |
+-------------------------+
|                     330 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)Code language: SQL (Structured Query Language) (sql)

In this example, we use the TIME_TO_SEC() function to convert a time ( 5 minutes and 30 seconds) to seconds, which results in 330 seconds.

Summary

• Use the TIME_TO_SEC() function to convert a time to seconds.