apoc.node.degree.out

Function APOC Core

apoc.node.degree.out(node, relationshipName) - returns total number number of outgoing relationships

Signature

apoc.node.degree.out(node :: NODE?, types =  :: STRING?) :: (INTEGER?)

Input parameters

Name Type Default

node

NODE?

null

types

STRING?

Usage Examples

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

MERGE (michael:Person {name: "Michael"})
WITH michael
CALL {
    WITH michael
    UNWIND range(0, 100) AS id
    MERGE (p:Person {name: "Person" + id})
    MERGE (michael)-[:KNOWS]-(p)
    RETURN count(*) AS friends
}

CALL {
    WITH michael
    UNWIND range(0, 50) AS id
    MERGE (p:Person {name: "Person" + id})
    MERGE (michael)-[:FOLLOWS]-(p)
    RETURN count(*) AS follows
}

RETURN friends, follows;
Table 1. Results
friends follows

101

51

 
MATCH (p:Person {name: "Person1"})
RETURN apoc.node.degree.out(p) AS output;
Table 2. Results
output

0

 
MATCH (p:Person {name: "Michael"})
RETURN apoc.node.degree.out(p) AS output;
Table 3. Results
output

152

 
MATCH (p:Person {name: "Michael"})
RETURN apoc.node.degree.out(p, "KNOWS") AS output;
Table 4. Results
output

101

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