LIMIT

Introduction

LIMIT accepts any expression that evaluates to a positive integer — however the expression cannot refer to nodes or relationships.

Graph
  N0 [
    label = "name = \'A\'\l"
  ]
  N0 -> N4 [
    color = "#2e3436"
    fontcolor = "#2e3436"
    label = "KNOWS\n"
  ]
  N0 -> N3 [
    color = "#2e3436"
    fontcolor = "#2e3436"
    label = "KNOWS\n"
  ]
  N0 -> N2 [
    color = "#2e3436"
    fontcolor = "#2e3436"
    label = "KNOWS\n"
  ]
  N0 -> N1 [
    color = "#2e3436"
    fontcolor = "#2e3436"
    label = "KNOWS\n"
  ]
  N1 [
    label = "name = \'B\'\l"
  ]
  N2 [
    label = "name = \'C\'\l"
  ]
  N3 [
    label = "name = \'D\'\l"
  ]
  N4 [
    label = "name = \'E\'\l"
  ]

Return a limited subset of the rows

To return a limited subset of the rows, use this syntax:

Query
MATCH (n)
RETURN n.name
ORDER BY n.name
LIMIT 3

Limit to 3 rows by the example query.

Table 1. Result
n.name

"A"

"B"

"C"

Rows: 3

Using an expression with LIMIT to return a subset of the rows

Limit accepts any expression that evaluates to a positive integer as long as it is not referring to any external variables:

Query
MATCH (n)
RETURN n.name
ORDER BY n.name
LIMIT 1 + toInteger(3 * rand())

Limit 1 row plus randomly 0, 1, or 2. So randomly limit to 1, 2, or 3 rows.

Table 2. Result
n.name

"A"

"B"

Rows: 2