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Neo4j – Return Clause

In Neo4j, RETURN clause is used to return nodes, relationships and properties. By using RETURN clause, you get the following things:

• Return a single node.
• Return multiple nodes.
• Return relationships.
• Return properties.
• Return all elements.

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Return a single Node

Syntax:

Example:

First create some nodes and relationships before proceeding for the example.

This will create 3 nodes and 2 relationships.

Now RETURN a single node.

Output:

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Return Multiple Nodes

Syntax:

Example:

Let’s return 2 nodes c and CT2013

Output:

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Return Relationships

Syntax:

Example:

See this example which creates two relationships and returns them.

Output:

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Return Properties

Syntax:

Example:

Let’s return the properties of a node p.

Output:

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Return All Elements

Example:

Output: