# timediff ## description ### Syntax `TIME TIMEDIFF(DATETIME expr1, DATETIME expr2)` TIMEDIFF返回两个DATETIME之间的差值 TIMEDIFF函数返回表示为时间值的expr1 - expr2的结果,返回值为TIME类型 ## example ``` mysql> SELECT TIMEDIFF(now(),utc_timestamp()); +----------------------------------+ | timediff(now(), utc_timestamp()) | +----------------------------------+ | 08:00:00 | +----------------------------------+ mysql> SELECT TIMEDIFF('2019-07-11 16:59:30','2019-07-11 16:59:21'); +--------------------------------------------------------+ | timediff('2019-07-11 16:59:30', '2019-07-11 16:59:21') | +--------------------------------------------------------+ | 00:00:09 | +--------------------------------------------------------+ mysql> SELECT TIMEDIFF('2019-01-01 00:00:00', NULL); +---------------------------------------+ | timediff('2019-01-01 00:00:00', NULL) | +---------------------------------------+ | NULL | +---------------------------------------+ ``` ##keyword TIMEDIFF