# OFFSETBY

OFFSETBY( `offset column`, `number of rows`, `partition column`, `sort column`)

Returns a reference to a row relative to the current row, determined by the input `number of rows`. The offset is partitioned by a given column, or set of columns, and the offset calculation is determined by a sort parameter optionally provided.

{% hint style="info" %}
OFFSETBY() is a [**window function**](/cascade/functions-and-expressions/building-expressions/guide-to-window-functions.md), which performs like OFFSET() except partitioned by the unique values of a different column.
{% endhint %}

### Arguments

| Argument           | Description                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `offset column`    | Column to return.                                                                            |
| `number of rows`   | Number of rows to offset. `number of rows` can be positive or negative.                      |
| `partition column` | A column, or set of columns, to partition the ranking by.                                    |
| `sort column`      | Optional, defaults to `offset column` . Sort value to use when determining the offset value. |

### Output

Offset value

### Example

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