[Developers] mql limit directive

[brendan neutra]

Quite right. Not sure how I got my brain stuck in that way ;) By limiting the 
outermost set to 2 buildings, mql gave me exactly what I asked for. duh.

thanks,

Brendan

rawlatv at gmail.com wrote:
> When I run that query, I get two buildings, each with one architect. I feel like this is the expected result for that query. 
> 
> Is your query this? :
> I want a list of all American architects who have designed  buildings in San Francisco along with a list (max length 2) of those buildings
> 
> ...or is it this? :
> I want a list (max length 2) of buildings in San Francisco that have been designed by American architects
> 
> The query in your email returns the second, whereas the inverted version that you said "works" would be the first I think. All in all, I don't see how the outer limit clause for buildings is affecting the inner architect clause. If a building had three architects, you would see three with this query even with limit=2. Am I misunderstanding something?
> 
> On 8/29/07, brendan neutra <brendan at metaweb.com> wrote:
>> I read the documentation but I'm still not clear about this. So, I want to
>> see 
>> buildings designed by American architects in San Francisco. I want to limit
>> the 
>> number of buildings but not the number of architects. Since the buildings
>> are in 
>> the outer clause I thought the limit would go there but when I run the query
>> the 
>> limit is getting applied to the inner-architect clause, as well (I only get
>> 2 
>> architects).
>>
>> {
>>    "query":[{
>>      "address":[{
>>        "citytown":"San Francisco, California"
>>      }],
>>      "architect":[{
>>        "/people/person/nationality":"United States",
>>        "name":null
>>      }],
>>      "limit":2,
>>      "name":null,
>>      "type":"/architecture/structure"
>>    }]
>> }
>>
>>
>> Explicitly setting a limit in the inner clause (to, say, 100) doesn't change
>> the 
>> result.  Inverting the whole query works (putting the buildings on the
>> inside) 
>> but I was just wondering how this is supposed to work.
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>> Brendan
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