[HIVE-10276] Implement date_format(timestamp, fmt) UDF

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.2.0
• Component/s: UDF
• Assignee: Alexander Pivovarov
• Reporter: Alexander Pivovarov
• Created: 09/Apr/15 04:52
• Updated: 14/Aug/15 16:55
• Resolved: 17/Apr/15 17:59

Description

date_format(date/timestamp/string, fmt) converts a date/timestamp/string to a value of String in the format specified by the java date format fmt.

Supported formats listed here:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html

Issue Links

• is related to: HIVE-3378 UDF to obtain the numeric day of an year from date or timestamp in HIVE.
• is related to: HIVE-6046 add UDF for converting date time from one presentation to another
• is related to: HIVE-6214 Need a UDF to convert a Date String from any standard format to another. Should be able to provide the Date String, current format and to the format into which it need to be converted and returned as String output of UDF
• relates to: HIVE-3299 Create UDF DAYNAME(date)
• links to: https://reviews.apache.org/r/33008/