Syntax error How Can we use MySQL DISTINCT clause with WHERE and LIMIT clause?

How Can we use MySQL DISTINCT clause with WHERE and LIMIT clause?

By using the WHERE clause with a DISTINCT clause in MySQL queries, we are putting a condition on the basis of which MySQL returns the unique rows of the result set. By using the LIMIT clause with a DISTINCT clause in MySQL queries, we are actually providing a perimeter to the server about a maximum number of unique rows of the result set to be returned.

Example

We can use WHERE and LIMIT clause with DISTINCT as follows on the table named ‘testing’ −

mysql> Select * from testing;
+------+---------+---------+
| id   | fname   | Lname   |
+------+---------+---------+
|  200 | Raman   | Kumar   |
|  201 | Sahil   | Bhalla  |
|  202 | Gaurav  | NULL    |
|  203 | Aarav   | NULL    |
|  204 | Harshit | Khurana |
|  205 | Rahul   | NULL    |
|  206 | Piyush  | Kohli   |
|  207 | Lovkesh | NULL    |
|  208 | Gaurav  | Kumar   |
|  209 | Raman  | Kumar    |
+------+---------+---------+
10 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> Select DISTINCT Lname from testing where Lname IS NOT NULL limit 3;
+---------+
| Lname   |
+---------+
| Kumar   |
| Bhalla  |
| Khurana |
+---------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Updated on: 2020-06-22T12:17:19+05:30

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