GROUP BY 分组后得到最新即时间最大的一条数据(需添加limit才可生效)

当使用GROUP BY 分组,默认返回的数据是组中最小的记录即id最小的数据,

当开发中经常会需要分组后将最新的数据放在前面,

为了实现需求,使用了嵌套查询,分别使用order by来排序

SELECT
    id,
    from_id,
    to_id,
    conversation_id,
    created_date,
    has_read,
    content
FROM
    ( SELECT * FROM message WHERE from_id = 6 OR to_id = 6 ORDER BY created_date DESC) AS tt 
GROUP BY
    conversation_id 
ORDER BY
    created_date DESC

 但执行结果依然是id最小的那条数据 

最终添上limit max_size 后才生效

SELECT
    id,
    from_id,
    to_id,
    conversation_id,
    created_date,
    has_read,
    content
FROM
    ( SELECT * FROM message WHERE from_id = 6 OR to_id = 6 ORDER BY created_date DESC limit 100) AS tt 
GROUP BY
    conversation_id 
ORDER BY
    created_date DESC

原文地址:https://www.cnblogs.com/mjbrian/p/13955070.html