apoc.atomic.subtract

Procedure APOC Core

apoc.atomic.subtract(node/relatonship,propertyName,number) Subtracts the 'number' value to the property’s value

Signature

apoc.atomic.subtract(container :: ANY?, propertyName :: STRING?, number :: NUMBER?, times = 5 :: INTEGER?) :: (container :: ANY?, property :: STRING?, oldValue :: ANY?, newValue :: ANY?)

Input parameters

Name Type Default

container

ANY?

null

propertyName

STRING?

null

number

NUMBER?

null

times

INTEGER?

5

Output parameters

Name Type

container

ANY?

property

STRING?

oldValue

ANY?

newValue

ANY?

Usage Examples

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

CREATE (:Person {name:'Tom',age: 40})
CREATE (:Person {name:'Will',age: 35})
CREATE (:Person {name:'David', children: ['Anne','Sam','Paul']})
CREATE (:Person {name:'John', cars: ['Class A','X3','Focus']})
CREATE (:Person {name:'Ryan', salary1:1800, salary2:1500});

The following subtracts 10 from the property age for Tom:

MATCH (n:Person {name:'Tom'})
CALL apoc.atomic.subtract(n,'age',10,5)
YIELD oldValue, newValue
RETURN oldValue, newValue;
Table 1. Results
oldValue newValue

40

30

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