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# OFFSET

## **Overview**

The `OFFSET` is a clause that skips some records from the result set.

## **Syntax**

The basic syntax of the `OFFSET` clause is shown below:

```sql  theme={null}
SELECT columns
FROM table_name
OFFSET num;
```

The parameters and arguments from the syntax are:

* `columns`: the columns to be fetched.
* `table_name`: a table from which the records will be fetched.
* `OFFSET`: a clause that will skip a subset of records.
  * `num`: the number of records to be skipped.

## **Example**

**1.** Here, we are creating one new table called **oxlafunctions** using the `CREATE TABLE` command and inserting some values into the table using the `INSERT` command:

```sql  theme={null}
CREATE TABLE oxlafunctions  
(  
    func_name text,   
    func_sub text   
);  

INSERT INTO oxlafunctions   
VALUES
('Numeric', 'ABS'),  
('Numeric', 'CEIL'),  
('Text', 'LENGTH'),  
('Numeric', 'SQRT'),  
('Boolean', 'IF'),  
('Text', 'STRPOS'),  
('Numeric', 'FLOOR'),  
('Text', 'CONCAT'),  
('Text', 'LOWER');  
```

**2.** To verify that the values have been inserted successfully, retrieve the result set using the command below:&#x20;

```sql  theme={null}
SELECT * FROM oxlafunctions;
```

```sql  theme={null}
+------------+------------+
| func_name  | func_sub   |
+------------+------------+
| Numeric    | ABS        |
| Numeric    | CEIL       |
| Text       | LENGTH     |
| Numeric    | SQRT       |
| Boolean    | IF         |
| Text      | STRPOS     |
| Numeric    | FLOOR      | 
| Text      | CONCAT     |
| Text      | LOWER      |
+------------+------------+
```

**3.** Use the **LIMIT** clause in conjunction with the **OFFSET** clause to skip a subset of records:

```sql  theme={null}
SELECT * FROM oxlafunctions
ORDER BY func_name
LIMIT 5 OFFSET 2;
```

In the above query:

* The **“LIMIT 5”** clause is used to fetch only five records.
* The **“OFFSET 2”** clause is used to skip the first two records before retrieving the result set of the limit clause.

**4.** You will get the following output:

```sql  theme={null}
+------------+------------+
| func_name  | func_sub   |
+------------+------------+
| Boolean    | IF         |
| Numeric    | SQRT       |
| Numeric    | CEIL       |
| Numeric    | ABS        | 
| Numeric    | FLOOR      |
+------------+------------+
```