apoc.create.clonePathToVirtual
Procedure

This procedure returns virtual nodes and relationships that can only be accessed by other APOC procedures. For more information, see Virtual Nodes & Relationships (Graph Projections).

Details
Syntax	`apoc.create.clonePathToVirtual(path) :: (path)`
Description	Takes the given `PATH` and returns a virtual representation of it.
Input arguments	Name	Type	Description
Input arguments	`path`	`PATH`	The path to create a virtual path from.
Return arguments	Name	Type	Description
Return arguments	`path`	`PATH`	The path result.

Example

Given this dataset:

CREATE (:Person {name: 'Alice'})-[:KNOWS {since: 2020}]->(:Person {name: 'Bob'})

The following query matches a path and returns a virtual clone of it:

MATCH p = (:Person {name: 'Alice'})-[:KNOWS]->(:Person {name: 'Bob'})
CALL apoc.create.clonePathToVirtual(p) YIELD path
RETURN path AS virtualPath

Results
virtualPath
(:Person {name: "Alice"})-[:KNOWS {since: 2020}]→(:Person {name: "Bob"})

The returned path is a virtual copy - any modifications made to its nodes or relationships do not affect the original graph data.