{"id":15750,"date":"2024-03-15T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-sql-format-function\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T21:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T21:14:41","slug":"what-is-the-usage-of-the-sql-format-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-sql-format-function\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the usage of the SQL FORMAT function?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FORMAT function in SQL is used to format the display of numbers, dates, and times. It takes two parameters: the value to be formatted and the format string.<\/p>\n

The format string consists of specific placeholders used to specify different parts of numbers, dates, or times to display. Here are some common placeholders and their meanings:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Represent the digits that must be displayed, filling in with zeros if the number of digits is insufficient.<\/li>\n
  2. Indicate optional digit positions which will not be displayed if not enough digits are provided.<\/li>\n
  3. \u8868\u793a\u5c0f\u6570\u70b9\u7528\u4e8e\u663e\u793a\u3002<\/li>\n
  4. Indicates the thousands separator.<\/li>\n
  5. % is the symbol used to represent a percentage.<\/li>\n
  6. $: This symbol represents currency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Format numbers:<\/li>\n
    2. Format the number 12345.6789 as 12,346.<\/li>\n
    3. Format the number 12345.6789 to display as 12345.68.<\/li>\n
    4. 12345.6789 displayed as 1234568.79%<\/li>\n
    5. Format the date and time:<\/li>\n
    6. Change the current date to the format ‘dd\/MM\/yyyy’ and display as 01\/01\/2022.<\/li>\n
    7. Convert the current time to the format of 12-hour clock: 12:34:56 AM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The FORMAT function can be applied to various types of numbers, dates, and times, with the specific usage and available format strings depending on the support of the database system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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