为了从表中获取最新日期,我们需要提供以日期为值的列名作为MAX()函数的参数。同样,忘记了表中最早的日期,我们需要提供以日期为值的列名作为MIN()函数的参数。要理解它,请考虑表“ Collegedetail”的以下示例,该示例具有以下详细信息-mysql> Select * from collegedetail;
+------+---------+------------+
| ID | Country | estb |
+------+---------+------------+
| 111 | INDIA | 2010-05-01 |
| 130 | INDIA | 1995-10-25 |
| 139 | USA | 1994-09-25 |
| 1539 | UK | 2001-07-23 |
| 1545 | Russia | 2010-07-30 |
+------+---------+------------+
rows in set (0.00 sec)
现在,MIN()andMAX()函数可用于分别从上表中检索最早的大学和最新的大学,如下所示:mysql> Select MIN(estb), MAX(estb) from collegedetail;
+------------+------------+
| MIN(estb) | MAX(estb) |
+------------+------------+
| 1994-09-25 | 2010-07-30 |
+------------+------------+
1 row in set (0.19 sec)