MySQL first function

The MySQL first function is used to return the first value of the selected column. Here, we use limit clause to select first record or more.

Syntax:

SELECT column_name
FROM table_name
LIMIT 1;

MySQL first function example

To SELECT FIRST element:

Consider a table named "officers", having the following data.

Execute the following query:

SELECT officer_name 
FROM officers
LIMIT 1;

Output:

To SELECT FIRST two records

SELECT officer_name 
FROM officers
LIMIT 2;

Output:

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