Limit the query results: Get 3 Most Expensive Products

  
/*

mysql> select * from Product;
+-----------+------------+----------------------+-------+
| ProductID | Name       | Description          | Price |
+-----------+------------+----------------------+-------+
|         1 | Java       | Java Demo Code       |     6 |
|         2 | Swing      | Swing Demo Code      |     7 |
|         3 | C#         | C# Demo Code         |     4 |
|         4 | JavaScript | JavaScript Demo Code |     3 |
|         5 | SQL        | SQL Demo Code        |     8 |
|         6 | Struts     | Struts Demo Code     |     9 |
+-----------+------------+----------------------+-------+
6 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> /* Get 3 Most Expensive Products*/
mysql> SELECT Name, Price
    -> FROM Product
    -> ORDER BY Price DESC, Name ASC
    -> LIMIT 0,3;
+--------+-------+
| Name   | Price |
+--------+-------+
| Struts |     9 |
| SQL    |     8 |
| Swing  |     7 |
+--------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)


*/

/* Create Database */  
Drop TABLE Product;


CREATE TABLE Product (
    ProductID INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
    Name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
    Description VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    Price DECIMAL NULL 
) Type=InnoDB;
  
  
/* Insert Data */
INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price) VALUES ('Java', 
                                                       'Java Demo Code',
                                                       5.99 );
INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price) VALUES ('Swing', 
                                                       'Swing Demo Code',
                                                       6.99 );
INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price) VALUES ('C#', 
                                                       'C# Demo Code',
                                                       3.99 );
INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price) VALUES ('JavaScript', 
                                                       'JavaScript Demo Code',
                                                       2.99 );
INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price) VALUES ('SQL', 
                                                       'SQL Demo Code',
                                                       7.99 );
INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price) VALUES ('Struts', 
                                                       'Struts Demo Code',
                                                       8.99 );
select * from Product;

/* Get 3 Most Expensive Products*/
SELECT Name, Price 
FROM Product 
ORDER BY Price DESC, Name ASC
LIMIT 0,3;

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