A node represents an entity in a graph. Nodes can connect to other nodes through edges and can carry properties, such as a station’s name or a person’s name. section 5.4.1
Nodes represent different kinds of things in example graphs:
- In a subway network, nodes represent stations; edges represent direct connections, labeled by subway line. section 5.4.1
- In a movie database, nodes represent people and movies. Labels identify node types, while properties store values such as names and titles. section 5.4.2
#1
MATCH (p:Person {name: 'Tom Cruise'})-[:ACTED_IN]->(m:Movie)
RETURN m.title #2
This Cypher pattern matches a Person node named Tom Cruise, follows an ACTED_IN edge to Movie nodes, and returns each movie’s title. section 5.4.3
