getOrCreateNode: Create Unique Node or Retrieve Unique Node

In nicolewhite/RNeo4j: Neo4j Driver for R

Description

Create a unique node or retrieve it if it already exists.

Usage

getOrCreateNode(graph, .label, ...)

Arguments

graph	A graph object.
.label	A character string.
...	A named list. Node properties in the form key = value.

Details

A uniqueness constraint must exist for the given node label and first key = value pair listed in .... Use addConstraint to add a uniqueness constraint.

Value

A node object.

Examples

## Not run: 
graph = startGraph("http://localhost:7474/db/data/")
clear(graph)

createNode(graph, "Person", name = "Alice", age = 24)
createNode(graph, "Person", name = "Bob", age = 21)

addConstraint(graph, "Person", "name")

# Alice is retrieved from the graph; a new node is not created.
alice = getOrCreateNode(graph, "Person", name = "Alice")

# Additional properties listed after the unique key = value 
# pair are ignored if the node is retrieved instead of
# created.
bob = getOrCreateNode(graph, "Person", name = "Bob", age = 22)

# Node doesn't exist, so it is created.
charles = getOrCreateNode(graph, "Person", name = "Charles")

# There are now three nodes in the graph.
length(getLabeledNodes(graph, "Person"))

## End(Not run)

nicolewhite/RNeo4j documentation built on May 23, 2019, 5:09 p.m.