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LIMIT and TOP are used in databases to restrict the number of records returned in a query result. They help when we only need a specific number of rows instead of the complete data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TOP is mostly used in Microsoft SQL Server and MS Access. It returns the first specified number of records from a table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example
SELECT TOP 5 * FROM Students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This query will display only the first 5 records from the Students table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOP with ORDER BY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TOP is often used with ORDER BY to get the highest or lowest values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example
SELECT TOP 3 Name, Marks FROM Students
ORDER BY Marks DESC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This query shows the top 3 students with the highest marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIMIT<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

LIMIT is used in MySQL and PostgreSQL to control how many records are returned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example
SELECT * FROM Students
LIMIT 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This query will return only 5 records from the Students table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIMIT with ORDER BY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

LIMIT can also be used with ORDER BY to get specific results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example
SELECT Name, Marks FROM Students
ORDER BY Marks DESC
LIMIT 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This query will display the 3 students with the highest marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Difference between LIMIT and TOP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TOP is used in SQL Server.
LIMIT is used in MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Both are used to restrict the number of records returned by a query.<\/p>\n\n\n

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