apoc.graph.from

Procedure APOC Core

apoc.graph.from(data,'name',{properties}) | creates a virtual graph object for later processing it tries its best to extract the graph information from the data you pass in

Signature

apoc.graph.from(data :: ANY?, name :: STRING?, properties :: MAP?) :: (graph :: MAP?)

Input parameters

Name Type Default

data

ANY?

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 (m:Movie)
WITH collect(m) AS movies
CALL apoc.graph.from(movies, "movies", {})
YIELD graph AS g
RETURN g;
Table 1. Results
graph

{name: "movies", relationships: [], nodes: [(:Movie {tagline: "Welcome to the Real World", title: "The Matrix", released: 1999})], properties: {}}