Review the following data and answer the questions about how you would import it into Neo4j.
id |
title |
author |
publication_year |
genre |
rating |
still_in_print |
last_purchased |
19515 |
The Heights |
Anne Conrad |
2012 |
Comedy |
5 |
true |
2023/4/12 8:17:00 |
39913 |
Starship Ghost |
Michael Tyler |
1985 |
Science Fiction|Horror |
4.2 |
false |
2022/01/16 17:15:56 |
60980 |
The Death Proxy |
Tim Brown |
2002 |
Horror |
2.1 |
true |
2023/11/26 8:34:26 |
18793 |
Chocolate Timeline |
Mary R. Robb |
1924 |
Romance |
3.5 |
false |
2022/9/17 14:23:45 |
67162 |
Stories of Three |
Eleanor Link |
2022 |
Romance|Comedy |
2 |
true |
2023/03/12 16:01:23 |
25987 |
Route Down Below |
Tim Brown |
2006 |
Horror |
4.1 |
true |
2023/09/24 15:34:18 |
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id,title,author,publication_year,genre,rating,still_in_print,last_purchased
19515,The Heights,Anne Conrad,2012,Comedy,5,true,2023/4/12 8:17:00
39913,Starship Ghost,Michael Tyler,1985,Science Fiction|Horror,4.2,false,2022/01/16 17:15:56
60980,The Death Proxy,Tim Brown,2002,Horror,2.1,true,2023/11/26 8:34:26
18793,Chocolate Timeline,Mary R. Robb,1924,Romance,3.5,false,2022/9/17 14:23:45
67162,Stories of Three,Eleanor Link,2022,Romance|Comedy,2,true,2023/03/12 16:01:23
25987,Route Down Below,Tim Brown,2006,Horror,4.1,true,2023/09/24 15:34:18
Check Your Understanding
1. What cast function?
What function would you use to cast the id
field?
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toInteger()
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toLong()
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int()
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set()
Hint
The id
field is a string and should be cast to an integer number.
Solution
The toInteger()
function casts strings to an integer data type.
2. What data type?
What data type would you use for the last_purchased
field?
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String
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Float
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Date
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DateTime
Hint
The last_purchased
field holds when the item was last purchased.
Solution
The last_purchased
field should be cast as a DateTime
because it holds a date and a time.
3. Setting additional labels
Complete the following Cypher statement to set an InPrint
label to all nodes that have a still_in_print
property value of true
.
MATCH (n)
WHERE n.still_in_print = true
/*select:SET n:InPrint*/
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SET n:InPrint
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SET label = InPrint
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n.InPrint = true
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LABEL InPrint
Hint
The syntax to set a label on a node is SET x:Label
.
Solution
You should use SET n:InPrint
to set the InPrint
label on the node.
4. Multi-value property?
Which field in the data should be split into a multi-value property?
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rating
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genre
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still_in_print
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last_purchased
Hint
A multi-value property holds more than one value as a list.
Solution
The genre
field can contain multiple values, so it should be a multi-value property.
Summary
In this quiz you checked your understanding of data types, setting labels and multi-value properties.