The TIME type is a data type used to store time. The format in which ‘HH:MM:SS’ is the basis when inputting time as a string.
here is a sample.
mysql> create table timetest( -> id int auto_increment primary key, -> starttime time, -> endtime time -> ) -> ; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.17 sec) mysql> select * from timetest; Empty set (0.00 sec) mysql> describe timetest; +-----------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-----------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ | id | int(11) | NO | PRI | NULL | auto_increment | | starttime | time | YES | | NULL | | | endtime | time | YES | | NULL | | +-----------+---------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ 3 rows in set (0.07 sec) mysql> insert into timetest(starttime, endtime) values('08:00', '12:00'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec) mysql> select * from timtetest; ERROR 1146 (42S02): Table 'test.timtetest' doesn't exist mysql> select * from timetest; +----+-----------+----------+ | id | starttime | endtime | +----+-----------+----------+ | 1 | 08:00:00 | 12:00:00 | +----+-----------+----------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)
I see.