LAST () function
LAST () function returns the value of the specified field of the last record.
Tip: You can sort the records using ORDER BY statement.
SQL LAST () syntax
SELECT LAST(column_name) FROM table_name
SQL LAST () example
We have the following "Orders" table:
| O_Id | OrderDate | OrderPrice | Customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008/12/29 | 1000 | Bush |
| 2 | 2008/11/23 | 1600 | Carter |
| 3 | 2008/10/05 | 700 | Bush |
| 4 | 2008/09/28 | 300 | Bush |
| 5 | 2008/08/06 | 2000 | Adams |
| 6 | 2008/07/21 | 100 | Carter |
Now, we want to find the last value "OrderPrice" column.
We use the following SQL statement:
SELECT LAST(OrderPrice) AS LastOrderPrice FROM Orders