Node/Rel Functions

Node/Rel functions are used to get information about nodes and relationships.

Function	Description
ID	returns the internal ID of node/rel
LABEL	returns the label name of node/rel
OFFSET	returns the offset of the internal ID

See below for more details on each of these functions.

ID

Returns the internal ID of node/rel.

Input type	Output type
NODE	ID (Internal database ID)
REL	ID (Internal database ID)

MATCH (a:User) RETURN ID(a) AS ID LIMIT 1;

Output:

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| ID  |
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| 0:0 |
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LABEL

Returns the label name of node/rel.

Input type	Output type
NODE	STRING
REL	STRING

MATCH (a) RETURN LABEL(a) AS LABEL LIMIT 1;

Output:

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| LABEL |
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| User  |
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OFFSET

Returns the offset of the internal ID.

Input type	Output type
ID	INT64

MATCH (a) RETURN OFFSET(ID(a)) AS OFFSET LIMIT 1;

Output:

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| OFFSET |
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| 0      |
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