drop table if exists t1; create table t1(a int primary key,b int); insert into t1(a) values(1),(2),(3); select * from t1 limit 0; a b select * from t1 limit 1; a b 1 NULL select * from t1 limit 3; a b 1 NULL 2 NULL 3 NULL select * from t1 limit 4; a b 1 NULL 2 NULL 3 NULL select /*+no_rewrite*/ * from (select * from t1 order by b limit 4) AS t2 limit 2; a b 1 NULL 2 NULL select * from t1 limit -1; ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your OceanBase version for the right syntax to use near '-1' at line 1 drop table t1; create table t1 (a int primary key,b int); insert into t1(a) values (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7); select * FROM t1 ORDER BY a desc LIMIT 3; a b 7 NULL 6 NULL 5 NULL select * FROM t1 ORDER BY a desc LIMIT 0; a b select * FROM t1 ORDER BY a desc LIMIT 8; a b 7 NULL 6 NULL 5 NULL 4 NULL 3 NULL 2 NULL 1 NULL select count(*) c FROM t1 WHERE a > 0 ORDER BY c LIMIT 3; c 7 select sum(a) c FROM t1 WHERE a > 0 ORDER BY c LIMIT 3; c 28 drop table t1;