Select multiple max values in mysql

Question

Lets say i have two columns with diffrent values like this:

id  |val
1   |  9
7   |  6
7   |  8

I want to return the max id, and then find the max value according to the id. The row I return would be id: 7 and val: 8.

How would I write this in Mysql? I am aware of MAX() but I cant find any solution to use this with multiple columns.

Answer 1

Sort the table by id descending and then by val descending and pick the top row with LIMIT 1:

SELECT *
FROM tablename
ORDER BY id DESC, val DESC
LIMIT 1