SQL TOP

Write SQL select TOP queries.

The SELECT TOP the command is used to specify the number of records to return

Example

Table: Employee                            
+----+-------+--------+--------------+     
| Id | Name  | Salary | DepartmentId |     
+----+-------+--------+--------------+   
| 1  | Ram   | 85000  | 1            |   
| 2  | Henry | 80000  | 2            |   
| 3  | Sam   | 60000  | 2            |   
| 4  | Shyam | 60000  | 1            |
| 5  | Geeta | 90000  | 1            |
| 6  | Sheet | 90000  | 1            |
| 7  | Leela | 80000  | 1            |
| 8  | Geeta | 70000  | 1            |
+----+-------+--------+--------------+

Approach

SQL SERVER: SELECT TWO 2 records

SELECT TOP 2 * FROM Employee;

Result:

+----+-------+--------+--------------+     
| Id | Name  | Salary | DepartmentId |     
+----+-------+--------+--------------+   
| 1  | Ram   | 85000  | 1            |   
| 2  | Henry | 80000  | 2            |
+----+-------+--------+--------------+

SQL SERVER: SELECT 2 records with WHERE condition

SELECT TOP 2 * FROM Employee WHERE DepartmentID=1;

Result:

+----+-------+--------+--------------+     
| Id | Name  | Salary | DepartmentId |     
+----+-------+--------+--------------+   
| 1  | Ram   | 85000  | 1            |   
| 4  | Shyam | 60000  | 1            |
+----+-------+--------+--------------+