LEAD

Returns a value from a subsequent row within the partition of a result set.

See also: LAG.

Syntax

LEAD ( expr [, offset ])
   OVER (
         [ PARTITION BY partition_expr [, ...] ]
         [ ORDER BY order [ ASC | DESC ] [, ...]]
      )

offset ::= integer

Arguments

Parameter

Description

expr

Any value expression

offset

Specifies the offset of rows to scan forward. If not specified, defaults to 1.

Returns

Same type as expr.

Notes

  • offset is evaluated with respect to the current row. If not specified, offset defaults to 1.

  • If there is no subsequent row (calculated against the current row), LEAD returns NULL.

Examples

For these examples, assume a table named nba, with the following structure:

CREATE TABLE nba
(
   "Name" TEXT,
   "Team" TEXT,
   "Number" TINYINT,
   "Position" TEXT,
   "Age" TINYINT,
   "Height" TEXT,
   "Weight" REAL,
   "College" TEXT,
   "Salary" FLOAT
 );

Here’s a peek at the table contents (Download nba.csv):

nba.csv

Name

Team

Number

Position

Age

Height

Weight

College

Salary

Avery Bradley

Boston Celtics

0.0

PG

25.0

6-2

180.0

Texas

7730337.0

Jae Crowder

Boston Celtics

99.0

SF

25.0

6-6

235.0

Marquette

6796117.0

John Holland

Boston Celtics

30.0

SG

27.0

6-5

205.0

Boston University

R.J. Hunter

Boston Celtics

28.0

SG

22.0

6-5

185.0

Georgia State

1148640.0

Jonas Jerebko

Boston Celtics

8.0

PF

29.0

6-10

231.0

5000000.0

Amir Johnson

Boston Celtics

90.0

PF

29.0

6-9

240.0

12000000.0

Jordan Mickey

Boston Celtics

55.0

PF

21.0

6-8

235.0

LSU

1170960.0

Kelly Olynyk

Boston Celtics

41.0

C

25.0

7-0

238.0

Gonzaga

2165160.0

Terry Rozier

Boston Celtics

12.0

PG

22.0

6-2

190.0

Louisville

1824360.0

Using LEAD to access next rows

Changed in version 2020.2: LAG and LEAD are supported from v2020.2.

This example calculates the salary between two players, starting from the highest salary.

t=> SELECT "Name",
.          "Salary",
.          LEAD("Salary") OVER (ORDER BY "Salary" DESC) AS "Salary - next",
.          "Salary" - LEAD("Salary",1) OVER (ORDER BY "Salary" DESC) AS "Salary - diff"
.          -- LEAD("Salary",1) is equivalent to LEAD("Salary")
.   FROM   nba
.   LIMIT 11 ;
Name            | Salary   | Salary - next | Salary - diff
----------------+----------+---------------+--------------
Kobe Bryant     | 25000000 |      22970500 |       2029500
LeBron James    | 22970500 |      22875000 |         95500
Carmelo Anthony | 22875000 |      22359364 |        515636
Dwight Howard   | 22359364 |      22192730 |        166634
Chris Bosh      | 22192730 |      21468695 |        724035
Chris Paul      | 21468695 |      20158622 |       1310073
Kevin Durant    | 20158622 |      20093064 |         65558
Derrick Rose    | 20093064 |      20000000 |         93064
Dwyane Wade     | 20000000 |      19689000 |        311000
Brook Lopez     | 19689000 |      19689000 |             0
DeAndre Jordan  | 19689000 |      19689000 |             0