MySQL CONVERT() Function

Convert a value to a DATE datatype:

SELECT CONVERT("2017-08-29", DATE);

Definition and Usage

The CONVERT() function converts a value into the specified datatype or character set.

Tip: Also look at the CAST() function.

CONVERT(value, type)

OR:

CONVERT(value USING charset)

Parameter

Description

value

Required. The value to convert

type

Required. The datatype to convert to. Can be one of the following:

Value	Description
DATE	Converts value to DATE. Format: "YYYY-MM-DD"
DATETIME	Converts value to DATETIME. Format: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
DECIMAL	Converts value to DECIMAL. Use the optional M and D parameters to specify the maximum number of digits (M) and the number of digits following the decimal point (D).
TIME	Converts value to TIME. Format: "HH:MM:SS"
CHAR	Converts value to CHAR (a fixed length string)
NCHAR	Converts value to NCHAR (like CHAR, but produces a string with the national character set)
SIGNED	Converts value to SIGNED (a signed 64-bit integer)
UNSIGNED	Converts value to UNSIGNED (an unsigned 64-bit integer)
BINARY	Converts value to BINARY (a binary string)

charset

Required. The character set to convert to

Works in:	From MySQL 4.0

Convert a value to a CHAR datatype:

SELECT CONVERT(150, CHAR);

Convert a value to a TIME datatype:

SELECT CONVERT("14:06:10", TIME);

Convert a value to LATIN1 character set:

SELECT CONVERT("W3Schools.com" USING latin1);