8.10. Multirelational (social) graphs

Figure 8.9. Graph


This example shows a multi-relational network between persons and things they like. A multi-relational graph is a graph with more than one kind of relationship between nodes.

Query. 

MATCH me-[r1:FOLLOWS|:LOVES]->other-[r2]->me
WHERE me.name='Joe' AND type(r1)=type(r2)
RETURN other.name, type(r1)

The query returns people that FOLLOWS or LOVES Joe back.

Result

other.nametype(r1)
3 rows

"Sara"

"FOLLOWS"

"Maria"

"FOLLOWS"

"Maria"

"LOVES"