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What is the process of using Cypher queries to find matches within a list of vertices?

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answered 2022-03-30 08:00:00 +0000

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The process of using Cypher queries to find matches within a list of vertices includes the following steps:

  1. First, you need to identify the list of vertices that you want to find matches in. This list can be specified using the MATCH keyword followed by a pattern that describes the vertices you are interested in. For example, if you have a graph that contains nodes labeled "Person" and you want to find a specific person by name, you can use the following query:

MATCH (p:Person{name:"John Smith"}) RETURN p

  1. Once you have identified the vertices you are interested in, you can use Cypher's filtering capabilities to narrow down the matches. For example, if you want to find all people with a certain job title, you can use the WHERE clause to specify this condition:

MATCH (p:Person) WHERE p.jobTitle = "Manager" RETURN p

  1. If you want to search for matches based on multiple criteria, you can use logical operators like AND and OR to combine conditions. For example, to find all people with the job title "Manager" who are also over the age of 40, you can use the following query:

MATCH (p:Person) WHERE p.jobTitle = "Manager" AND p.age > 40 RETURN p

  1. Finally, you can use Cypher's sorting capabilities to order the results based on different criteria. For example, to sort the results by age in descending order, you can modify the previous query as follows:

MATCH (p:Person) WHERE p.jobTitle = "Manager" AND p.age > 40 RETURN p ORDER BY p.age DESC

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