9.3. Limit

Prev		Next

9.3.1. Return first part

LIMIT enables the return of only subsets of the total result.

Figure 9.3. Graph

9.3.1. Return first part

To return a subset of the result, starting from the top, use this syntax:

Query.

MATCH (n)
RETURN n
LIMIT 3

The top three items are returned by the example query.

Result

n
3 rows
`Node[0]{name:"D"}`
`Node[1]{name:"E"}`
`Node[2]{name:"A"}`

Try this query live. create (_0 {`name`:"D"}) create (_1 {`name`:"E"}) create (_2 {`name`:"A"}) create (_3 {`name`:"B"}) create (_4 {`name`:"C"}) create _2-[:`KNOWS`]->_3 create _2-[:`KNOWS`]->_4 create _2-[:`KNOWS`]->_0 create _2-[:`KNOWS`]->_1 match (n) return n limit 3