TIME

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The TIME function returns a time from a value.

expression
The argument must be an expression that returns a value of one of the following built-in data types: a time, a timestamp, a character string, or a graphic string.

If expression is a character or graphic string, it must not be a CLOB or DBCLOB and its value must be a valid string representation of a time or timestamp. For the valid formats of string representations of times and timestamps, see String representations of datetime values.

The result of the function is a time. If the argument can be null, the result can be null; if the argument is null, the result is the null value.

The other rules depend on the data type of the argument:

Note

Syntax alternatives: The CAST specification should be used for maximal portability. For more information, see CAST specification.

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