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make_interval()

A function creating an interval from individual values

make_interval() is a system function  for assembling a interval value from years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds values.

make_interval() was added in PostgreSQL 9.4.

Usage

make_interval ( [ years int [, months int [, weeks int [, days int [, hours int [, mins int [, secs double precision ]]]]]]] ) 
        → interval

Each parameter is optional and defaults to 0 if not supplied.

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Examples

Basic usage examples for make_interval():

postgres=# SELECT make_interval(hours => 1);
 make_interval
---------------
 01:00:00
(1 row)

postgres=# SELECT make_interval(years => 2, days => 5, hours => 20, secs => 30.51);
       make_interval
----------------------------
 2 years 5 days 20:00:30.51
(1 row)

postgres=# SELECT make_interval(5,4,3,2,1);
          make_interval
---------------------------------
 5 years 4 mons 23 days 01:00:00
(1 row)

Categories

Date and time, System function

See also

make_date(), make_time(), make_timestamp(), make_timestamptz()