Beginning Neo4j

CHAPTER 4

Meet Cypher

With Neo4j finally installed, it’s time to get into the really interesting stuff, and start looking into its query language, Cypher. When I first heard Cypher, I actually thought of a certain Pokemon with knife hands that was green, wings, and is pretty cool. For those who aren’t so into Pokemon, I’m referring to Syther. Name aside, Cypher really is a brilliant language, and when you get the hang of it, it’s really easy to use.

This chapter will serve as a cheatsheet essentially, giving a rundown of the different commands and actions that can be performed, and the code needed to do them. With that out of the way, the next ...