How to get first/top row of the table in Sqlite via Sql Query

Question

I need to fetch the first/top row of a table in a Sqlite database.

But my program throws an SQLException "Sqlite Syntax Error: Syntax error near '1' " for the query that I am using:

SELECT TOP 1 * 
FROM SAMPLE_TABLE

That I guess is a syntax particularly for MS SQL SERVER and MS ACCESS. Right now I am using.

SELECT *
FROM SAMPLE_TABLE
LIMIT 1

What is the best solution for this problem?

Answer 1

Use the following query:

SELECT * FROM SAMPLE_TABLE ORDER BY ROWID ASC LIMIT 1

Note: Sqlite's row id references are detailed here.

Answer 2

LIMIT 1 is what you want. Just keep in mind this returns the first record in the result set regardless of order (unless you specify an order clause in an outer query).