First the query will execute and then the records after the offset will be returned. In that case, the sql offset will have to be calculated. Why is offset = skip and limit = offset?
For example, in another type of sql database, it's possible to do: 0 offset is majorly used to support pagination in mysql select statements. Given that get_items does not seem to be a standard model method, it's probably calculated in there;
Why don't you set offset and limit directly? Is there any way in sql server to get the results starting at a given offset? In postgresql there is the limit and offset keywords which will allow very easy pagination of result sets. An offset within an array or other data structure object is an integer indicating the distance (displacement) between the beginning of the object and a given element or point,.
As far as i can tell, mysql's limit requires a limit as well as. What is the equivalent syntax for sql server?