How can I select only the first distinct match from a field in MySQL?

Question

How can I only return the first distinct match of a field in MySQL?

My Table:

name     hash
----------------
Anna     ABC
Barb     DEF
Charlie  GHI
A         


        

Answer 1

try this

SELECT name , hash FROM my_table WHERE name LIKE '%An%'
GROUP BY name;

DEMO SQLFIDDLE HERE