In MongoDB,the limit() method is used to limit the result set to be returned. You can also use this with various methods such as sort() and skip() for various combination of requirement.
The MS SQL equivalent is TOP function
>SELECT TOP 10 * FROM <TABLENAME>
Some examples are
Top ‘N’Record
db.categories.find().sort({$natural:1}).limit(10 )
Bottom ‘N’ Record
db.categories.find().sort({$natural:-1}).limit(10 )
Middle Record
db.categories.find().skip(db.categories.count()/2).limit(1)
Range of records from 3 and then select 4 records
>var startRange=3
> var EndRange=4
> db.categories.find().skip(startRange).limit(EndRange)
Output:
Prashanth Jayaram 