apoc.graph.fromPaths

Procedure APOC Core

apoc.graph.fromPaths([paths],'name',{properties}) - creates a virtual graph object for later processing

Signature

apoc.graph.fromPaths(paths :: LIST? OF PATH?, name :: STRING?, properties :: MAP?) :: (graph :: MAP?)

Input parameters

Name Type Default

paths

LIST? OF PATH?

null

name

STRING?

null

properties

MAP?

null

Output parameters

Name Type

graph

MAP?

Usage Examples

The examples in this section are based on the following sample graph:

CREATE (TheMatrix:Movie {title:'The Matrix', released:1999, tagline:'Welcome to the Real World'})
CREATE (Keanu:Person {name:'Keanu Reeves', born:1964})
CREATE (Carrie:Person {name:'Carrie-Anne Moss', born:1967})
CREATE (Laurence:Person {name:'Laurence Fishburne', born:1961})
CREATE (Hugo:Person {name:'Hugo Weaving', born:1960})
CREATE (LillyW:Person {name:'Lilly Wachowski', born:1967})
CREATE (LanaW:Person {name:'Lana Wachowski', born:1965})
CREATE (JoelS:Person {name:'Joel Silver', born:1952})
CREATE
(Keanu)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Neo']}]->(TheMatrix),
(Carrie)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Trinity']}]->(TheMatrix),
(Laurence)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Morpheus']}]->(TheMatrix),
(Hugo)-[:ACTED_IN {roles:['Agent Smith']}]->(TheMatrix),
(LillyW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrix),
(LanaW)-[:DIRECTED]->(TheMatrix),
(JoelS)-[:PRODUCED]->(TheMatrix);
MATCH path = (:Person)-[:ACTED_IN]->(:Movie)
WITH collect(path) AS paths
CALL apoc.graph.fromPaths(paths,'test', {})
YIELD graph AS g
RETURN g.nodes AS nodes, g.relationships AS relationships;
Table 1. Results
nodes relationships

[(:Movie {tagline: "Welcome to the Real World", title: "The Matrix", released: 1999}), (:Person {name: "Keanu Reeves", born: 1964}), (:Person {name: "Carrie-Anne Moss", born: 1967}), (:Person {name: "Laurence Fishburne", born: 1961}), (:Person {name: "Hugo Weaving", born: 1960})]

[[:ACTED_IN {roles: ["Neo"]}], [:ACTED_IN {roles: ["Trinity"]}], [:ACTED_IN {roles: ["Morpheus"]}], [:ACTED_IN {roles: ["Agent Smith"]}]]