# LEAD

## Syntax

```sql
LEAD (expr[, offset]) OVER ( 
  [ PARTITION BY partition_expression ] 
  [ ORDER BY order_list ]
)
```

## Description

The `LEAD` function accesses data from a following row in the same result set without the need for a self-join. The specific row is determined by the *offset* (default *1*), which specifies the number of rows ahead the current row to use. An offset of *0* is the current row.

## Example

```sql
CREATE TABLE t1 (pk int primary key, a int, b int, c char(10), d decimal(10, 3), e real);

INSERT INTO t1 VALUES
 ( 1, 0, 1,    'one',    0.1,  0.001),
 ( 2, 0, 2,    'two',    0.2,  0.002),
 ( 3, 0, 3,    'three',  0.3,  0.003),
 ( 4, 1, 2,    'three',  0.4,  0.004),
 ( 5, 1, 1,    'two',    0.5,  0.005),
 ( 6, 1, 1,    'one',    0.6,  0.006),
 ( 7, 2, NULL, 'n_one',  0.5,  0.007),
 ( 8, 2, 1,    'n_two',  NULL, 0.008),
 ( 9, 2, 2,    NULL,     0.7,  0.009),
 (10, 2, 0,    'n_four', 0.8,  0.010),
 (11, 2, 10,   NULL,     0.9,  NULL);

SELECT pk, LEAD(pk) OVER (ORDER BY pk) AS l,
  LEAD(pk,1) OVER (ORDER BY pk) AS l1,
  LEAD(pk,2) OVER (ORDER BY pk) AS l2,
  LEAD(pk,0) OVER (ORDER BY pk) AS l0,
  LEAD(pk,-1) OVER (ORDER BY pk) AS lm1,
  LEAD(pk,-2) OVER (ORDER BY pk) AS lm2 
FROM t1;
+----+------+------+------+------+------+------+
| pk | l    | l1   | l2   | l0   | lm1  | lm2  |
+----+------+------+------+------+------+------+
|  1 |    2 |    2 |    3 |    1 | NULL | NULL |
|  2 |    3 |    3 |    4 |    2 |    1 | NULL |
|  3 |    4 |    4 |    5 |    3 |    2 |    1 |
|  4 |    5 |    5 |    6 |    4 |    3 |    2 |
|  5 |    6 |    6 |    7 |    5 |    4 |    3 |
|  6 |    7 |    7 |    8 |    6 |    5 |    4 |
|  7 |    8 |    8 |    9 |    7 |    6 |    5 |
|  8 |    9 |    9 |   10 |    8 |    7 |    6 |
|  9 |   10 |   10 |   11 |    9 |    8 |    7 |
| 10 |   11 |   11 | NULL |   10 |    9 |    8 |
| 11 | NULL | NULL | NULL |   11 |   10 |    9 |
+----+------+------+------+------+------+------+
```

## See Also

* [LAG](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-functions/special-functions/window-functions/lag) - Window function to access a previous row

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