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LAST_INSERT_ID
Returns the last value inserted into an AUTO_INCREMENT column.
LAST_INSERT_ID()
Return type
Integer
Examples
After a multi-insert statement, the value returned by LAST_INSERT_ID() is the first value inserted in that group of records.
memsql> create table persons (
-> id bigint primary key auto_increment,
-> firstname varchar(64),
-> lastname varchar(64));
memsql> insert into persons values
-> (NULL, 'Eponymous', 'Bach');
memsql> select last_insert_id();
+------------------+
| last_insert_id() |
+------------------+
| 1 |
+------------------+
memsql> insert into persons values
-> (NULL, 'Ping', 'Baudot'),
-> (NULL, 'Count', 'Modulo'),
-> (NULL, 'Hugh', 'Rustic');
memsql> select last_insert_id();
+------------------+
| last_insert_id() |
+------------------+
| 2 |
+------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
