limit

DolphinDB supports the limit clause to select a limited number of records. The limit clause can use either integers or variables representing integers.

The limit clause is similar to the top clause with the following differences:

  • The top clause cannot use negative intergers. When used with the context by clause, the limit clause can use a negative integer to select a limited number of records in the end of each group. In all other cases the limit clause can only use positive integers.
  • The limit clause can select a limited number of rows starting from a specified row.
sym = `C`MS`MS`MS`IBM`IBM`C`C`C$SYMBOL
price= 49.6 29.46 29.52 30.02 174.97 175.23 50.76 50.32 51.29
qty = 2200 1900 2100 3200 6800 5400 1300 2500 8800
timestamp = [09:34:07,09:36:42,09:36:51,09:36:59,09:32:47,09:35:26,09:34:16,09:34:26,09:38:12]
t = table(timestamp, sym, qty, price);
t;
timestamp sym qty price
09:34:07 C 2200 49.6
09:36:42 MS 1900 29.46
09:36:51 MS 2100 29.52
09:36:59 MS 3200 30.02
09:32:47 IBM 6800 174.97
09:35:26 IBM 5400 175.23
09:34:16 C 1300 50.76
09:34:26 C 2500 50.32
09:38:12 C 8800 51.2
select * from t limit 2;
timestamp sym qty price
09:34:07 C 2200 49.6
09:36:42 MS 1900 29.46
select * from t limit 2, 5;
timestamp sym qty price
09:36:51 MS 2100 29.52
09:36:59 MS 3200 30.02
09:32:47 IBM 6800 174.97
09:35:26 IBM 5400 175.23
09:34:16 C 1300 50.76
rowOffset = 2
rowCount = 5
select * from t limit rowOffset, rowCount;
timestamp sym qty price
09:36:51 MS 2100 29.52
09:36:59 MS 3200 30.02
09:32:47 IBM 6800 174.97
09:35:26 IBM 5400 175.23
09:34:16 C 1300 50.76
select * from t context by sym order by qty limit -1;
timestamp sym qty price
09:36:59 MS 3200 30.02
09:35:26 IBM 5400 175.23
09:38:12 C 8800 51.29