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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.119 2009/01/23 14:05:28 momjian Exp $ |
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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml,v 1.120 2009/02/02 20:42:57 tgl Exp $ |
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PostgreSQL documentation |
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class="parameter">count</replaceable> rows to be returned. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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If the <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable> expression |
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evaluates to NULL, it is treated as <literal>LIMIT ALL</>, i.e., no |
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limit. If <replaceable class="parameter">start</replaceable> evaluates |
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to NULL, it is treated the same as <literal>OFFSET 0</>. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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SQL:2008 introduced a different syntax to achieve the same thing, |
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which PostgreSQL also supports. It is: |
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the <literal>FETCH</literal> clause. <literal>ROW</literal> |
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and <literal>ROWS</literal> as well as <literal>FIRST</literal> |
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and <literal>NEXT</literal> are noise words that don't influence |
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the effects of these clauses. When using expressions other than |
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constants for the offset or fetch count, parentheses will be |
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necessary in most cases. If the fetch count is omitted, it |
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defaults to 1. |
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the effects of these clauses. In this syntax, when using expressions |
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other than simple constants for <replaceable class="parameter">start</> |
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or <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>, parentheses will be |
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necessary in most cases. If <replaceable class="parameter">count</> is |
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omitted in <literal>FETCH</>, it defaults to 1. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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