Syntax

YEAR(date)

Description

Returns the year for the given date, in the range 1000 to 9999, or 0 for the "zero" date.

Examples

CREATE TABLE t1 (d DATETIME);
INSERT INTO t1 VALUES
    ("2007-01-30 21:31:07"),
    ("1983-10-15 06:42:51"),
    ("2011-04-21 12:34:56"),
    ("2011-10-30 06:31:41"),
    ("2011-01-30 14:03:25"),
    ("2004-10-07 11:19:34");

SELECT * FROM t1;
+---------------------+
| d                   |
+---------------------+
| 2007-01-30 21:31:07 |
| 1983-10-15 06:42:51 |
| 2011-04-21 12:34:56 |
| 2011-10-30 06:31:41 |
| 2011-01-30 14:03:25 |
| 2004-10-07 11:19:34 |
+---------------------+

SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE YEAR(d) = 2011;
+---------------------+
| d                   |
+---------------------+
| 2011-04-21 12:34:56 |
| 2011-10-30 06:31:41 |
| 2011-01-30 14:03:25 |
+---------------------+

SELECT YEAR('1987-01-01');
+--------------------+
| YEAR('1987-01-01') |
+--------------------+
|               1987 |
+--------------------+

See Also

• YEAR data type