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Neo4j CQL - Creating A Relationship

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Neo4j CQL - Creating a Relationship


In Noe4j, a relationship is an element using which we connect two nodes of a graph.
These relationships have direction, type, and the form patterns of data. This chapter
teaches you how to −

Create relationships

Create a relationship between the existing nodes


Create a relationship with label and properties

Creating Relationships
We can create a relationship using the CREATE clause. We will specify relationship within
the square braces “[ ]” depending on the direction of the relationship it is placed between
hyphen “ - ” and arrow “ → ” as shown in the following syntax.

Syntax
Following is the syntax to create a relationship using the CREATE clause.

CREATE (node1)-[:RelationshipType]->(node2)

Example
First of all, create two nodes Ind and Dhawan in the database, as shown below.

CREATE (Dhawan:player{name: "Shikar Dhawan", YOB: 1985, POB: "Delhi"})


CREATE (Ind:Country {name: "India"})

Now, create a relationship named BATSMAN_OF between these two nodes as −

CREATE (Dhawan)-[r:BATSMAN_OF]->(Ind)

Finally, return both the nodes to see the created relationship.

RETURN Dhawan, Ind


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Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play button (to
execute the query) highlighted in the following screenshot.

Result

On executing, you will get the following result.


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Creating a Relationship Between the Existing Nodes


You can also create a relationship between the existing nodes using the MATCH clause.

Syntax

Following is the syntax to create a relationship using the MATCH clause.

MATCH (a:LabeofNode1), (b:LabeofNode2)


WHERE a.name = "nameofnode1" AND b.name = " nameofnode2"
CREATE (a)-[: Relation]->(b)
RETURN a,b

Example

Following is a sample Cypher Query which creates a relationship using the match clause.

MATCH (a:player), (b:Country) WHERE a.name = "Shikar Dhawan" AND b.name =


CREATE (a)-[r: BATSMAN_OF]->(b)
RETURN a,b

To execute the above query, carry out the following steps.


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Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in
browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following
screenshot.

Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play
button (to execute the query) highlighted in the following screenshot.

Result

On executing, you will get the following result.


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Creating a Relationship with Label and Properties


You can create a relationship with label and properties using the CREATE clause.

Syntax

Following is the syntax to create a relationship with label and properties using the
CREATE clause.

CREATE (node1)-[label:Rel_Type {key1:value1, key2:value2, . . . n}]-> (node2)

Example

Following is a sample Cypher Query which creates a relationship with label and
properties.

MATCH (a:player), (b:Country) WHERE a.name = "Shikar Dhawan" AND b.name =


CREATE (a)-[r:BATSMAN_OF {Matches:5, Avg:90.75}]->(b)
RETURN a,b

To execute the above query, carry out the following steps −


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Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in
browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following
screenshot.

Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play
button (to execute the query) highlighted in the following screenshot.

Result
On executing, you will get the following result.
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Creating a Complete Path


In Neo4j, a path is formed using continuous relationships. A path can be created using
the create clause.

Syntax
Following is the syntax to create a path in Neo4j using the CREATE clause.

CREATE p = (Node1 {properties})-[:Relationship_Type]->


(Node2 {properties})[:Relationship_Type]->(Node3 {properties})
RETURN p

Example
To execute the above query, carry out the following steps −

Step 1 − Open the Neo4j desktop App and start the Neo4j Server. Open the built-in
browser app of Neo4j using the URL http://localhost:7474/ as shown in the following
screenshot.
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Step 2 − Copy and paste the desired query in the dollar prompt and press the play
button (to execute the query) highlighted in the following screenshot.

Result

On executing, you will get the following result.


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