ClickHouse/docs/en/sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/anylast.md

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# anyLast

Selects the last value encountered, ignoring any `NULL` values by default. The result is just as indeterminate as for the [any](../../../sql-reference/aggregate-functions/reference/any.md) function.

**Syntax**

```sql
anyLast(column) [RESPECT NULLS]
```

**Parameters**
- `column`: The column name. 

:::note

By default, the `anyLast` function never returns `NULL`. However, it supports the `RESPECT NULLS `modifier after the function name, which will ensure the function selects the last value passed, regardless of whether it is `NULL` or not.

Alias: `anyLastRespectNulls`  
:::

**Returned value**

- The last value encountered.

**Example**

Query:

```sql
CREATE TABLE any_last_nulls (city Nullable(String)) ENGINE=Log;

INSERT INTO any_last_nulls (city) VALUES ('Amsterdam'),(NULL),('New York'),('Tokyo'),('Valencia'),(NULL);

SELECT anyLast(city), anyLastRespectNulls(city) FROM any_last_nulls;
```

```response
┌─anyLast(city)─┬─anyLastRespectNulls(city)─┐
│ Valencia      │ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ                      │
└───────────────┴───────────────────────────┘
```