time_to_seconds function

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime 18.3 and above

Returns the number of seconds since midnight for a TIME value.

Syntax

time_to_seconds(expr)

Arguments

• expr: A TIME expression.

Returns

A DECIMAL. Fractional seconds are preserved in the decimal portion.

Examples

> SELECT time_to_seconds(TIME'14:30:00.5');
  52200.500000

> SELECT time_to_seconds(TIME'00:00:00');
  0.000000

Related functions

• time_to_millis function
• time_to_micros function
• time_from_seconds function
• TIME type