YEAR()
Description
The YEAR() or TOYEAR() function returns the year part for a given date (a number from 1000 to 9999).
Syntax
> YEAR(date)
> TOYEAR(date)
Arguments
| Arguments | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Required. The date/datetime to extract the year from |
Examples
drop table if exists t1;
create table t1(a date, b datetime);
insert into t1 values('20211223','2021-10-22 09:23:23');
insert into t1 values('2021-12-23','2021-10-22 00:23:23');
mysql> select year(a) from t1;
+---------+
| year(a) |
+---------+
| 2021 |
| 2021 |
+---------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
sql <!-- validator-ignore-exec -->
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t3;
CREATE TABLE t3(c1 DATE NOT NULL);
INSERT INTO t3 VALUES('2000-01-01');
INSERT INTO t3 VALUES('1999-12-31');
INSERT INTO t3 VALUES('2000-01-01');
INSERT INTO t3 VALUES('2006-12-25');
INSERT INTO t3 VALUES('2008-02-29');
mysql> SELECT YEAR(c1) FROM t3;
+----------+
| year(c1) |
+----------+
| 2000 |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
| 2006 |
| 2008 |
+----------+
5 rows in set (0.01 sec)
Constraints
The date type supports only yyyy-mm-dd and yyyymmdd for now.