I have time 00:07:35.000000 in string format. How to change this to time format in bigquery?

Question

SELECT ride_time, CAST (ride_time as INTERVAL) as ride_time_hr

ride_time -> str 00:07:35.000000

I am expecting 00:07:35

Answer 1

You can use the PARSE_TIME function:

SELECT ride_time, PARSE_TIME("%H:%M:%E*S", ride_time) as ride_time_hr

Output:

More info:

• PARSE_TIME : https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/time_functions#parse_time
• Format elements: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/format-elements#format_elements_date_time