<h3>Limit the number of results returned</h3>

<deckgo-highlight-code><code slot="code">PREFIX rdfs:&#x3C;http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#&#x3E;
PREFIX bc: &#x3C;http://www.base22.com/ontologies/2010/5/bc.owl#&#x3E;

SELECT *
WHERE {
  ?subject bc:hasEmployer &#x3C;http://www.base22.com/ontologies/2010/5/my-contacts.owl#IBM&#x3E; .
           ?subject bc:hasBusinessEmail ?email .
} LIMIT 5</code></deckgo-highlight-code>

							<p>The <code>LIMIT</code> keyword is used after the <code>WHERE</code> clause, followed by a numerical value. In this case, of course, only 5 results are returned.</p>
							<ul>
								<li><code>LIMIT</code> is a solution modifier that limits the number of rows returned from a query. SPARQL has two other solution modifiers:
								<ul>
										<li><code>ORDER BY</code> for sorting query solutions on the value of one or more variables</li>
										<li><code>OFFSET</code>, used in conjunction with <code>LIMIT</code> and <code>ORDER BY</code> to take a slice of a sorted solution set (e.g. for paging)</li>
									</ul>
								</li>
							</ul>


Example use of the LIMIT keyword in SPARQL.

SPARQL Examples – Limit

Limit the number of results returned