GoogleSQL for Spanner supports the following GQL functions:
Function list
| Name | Summary | 
|---|---|
  DESTINATION_NODE_ID 
 
 |  
 Gets a unique identifier of a graph edge's destination node. | 
  EDGES 
 
 |  
 Gets the edges in a graph path. The resulting array retains the original order in the graph path. | 
  ELEMENT_ID 
 
 |  
 Gets a graph element's unique identifier. | 
  IS_ACYCLIC 
 
 |  
 Checks if a graph path has a repeating node. | 
  IS_FIRST 
 
 |  
 Returns true 
if this row is in the first k 
rows (1-based) within the window. |  
  IS_SIMPLE 
 
 |  
 Checks if a graph path is simple. | 
  IS_TRAIL 
 
 |  
 Checks if a graph path has a repeating edge. | 
  LABELS 
 
 |  
 Gets the labels associated with a graph element. | 
  NODES 
 
 |  
 Gets the nodes in a graph path. The resulting array retains the original order in the graph path. | 
  PATH 
 
 |  
 Creates a graph path from a list of graph elements. | 
  PATH_FIRST 
 
 |  
 Gets the first node in a graph path. | 
  PATH_LAST 
 
 |  
 Gets the last node in a graph path. | 
  PATH_LENGTH 
 
 |  
 Gets the number of edges in a graph path. | 
  PROPERTY_NAMES 
 
 |  
 Gets the property names associated with a graph element. | 
  SOURCE_NODE_ID 
 
 |  
 Gets a unique identifier of a graph edge's source node. | 
 DESTINATION_NODE_ID 
 
   DESTINATION_NODE_ID 
 ( 
 edge_element 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets a unique identifier of a graph edge's destination node. The unique identifier is only valid for the scope of the query where it's obtained.
Arguments
-  
edge_element: AGRAPH_ELEMENTvalue that represents an edge. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if edge_element 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 STRING 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 : 
 Person 
 ) 
 -[ 
 o 
 : 
 Owns 
 ]- 
> ( 
 a 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 a 
 . 
 id 
  
 AS 
  
 account_id 
 , 
  
 DESTINATION_NODE_ID 
 ( 
 o 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 destination_node_id 
 /*------------------------------------------+ 
 |account_id | destination_node_id          | 
 +-----------|------------------------------+ 
 | 7         | mUZpbkdyYXBoLkFjY291bnQAeJEO | 
 | 16        | mUZpbkdyYXBoLkFjY291bnQAeJEg | 
 | 20        | mUZpbkdyYXBoLkFjY291bnQAeJEo | 
 +------------------------------------------*/ 
 
 
Note that the actual identifiers obtained may be different from what's shown above.
 EDGES 
 
   EDGES 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the edges in a graph path. The resulting array retains the original order in the graph path.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents a graph path. 
Details
If graph_path 
is NULL 
, returns NULL 
.
Return type
 ARRAY<GRAPH_ELEMENT> 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 es 
  
 = 
  
 EDGES 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 ARRAY_CONCAT 
 ( 
 ARRAY_TRANSFORM 
 ( 
 es 
 , 
  
 e 
  
 - 
>  
 e 
 . 
 Id 
 ), 
  
 [ 
 dst 
 . 
 Id 
 ] 
 ) 
  
 as 
  
 ids_in_path 
 /*-------------+ 
 | ids_in_path | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [16,20,7]   | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [20,7,16]   | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [20,7,16]   | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [16,20,16]  | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [7,16,20]   | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [7,16,20]   | 
 +-------------+ 
 | [20,16,20]  | 
 +-------------*/ 
 
 
 ELEMENT_ID 
 
   ELEMENT_ID 
 ( 
 element 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets a graph element's unique identifier. The unique identifier is only valid for the scope of the query where it's obtained.
Arguments
-  
element: AGRAPH_ELEMENTvalue. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if element 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 STRING 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 p 
 : 
 Person 
 ) 
 -[ 
 o 
 : 
 Owns 
 ]- 
> ( 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 p 
 . 
 name 
  
 AS 
  
 name 
 , 
  
 ELEMENT_ID 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 node_element_id 
 , 
  
 ELEMENT_ID 
 ( 
 o 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 edge_element_id 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 | name | node_element_id              | edge_element_id         .                                                                            | 
 +------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 | Alex | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbgB4kQI= | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbk93bkFjY291bnQAeJECkQ6ZRmluR3JhcGguUGVyc29uAHiRAplGaW5HcmFwaC5BY2NvdW50AHiRDg== | 
 | Dana | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbgB4kQQ= | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbk93bkFjY291bnQAeJEGkSCZRmluR3JhcGguUGVyc29uAHiRBplGaW5HcmFwaC5BY2NvdW50AHiRIA== | 
 | Lee  | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbgB4kQY= | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbk93bkFjY291bnQAeJEEkSiZRmluR3JhcGguUGVyc29uAHiRBJlGaW5HcmFwaC5BY2NvdW50AHiRKA== | 
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ 
 
 
Note that the actual identifiers obtained may be different from what's shown above.
 IS_ACYCLIC 
 
   IS_ACYCLIC 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Checks if a graph path has a repeating node. Returns TRUE 
if a repetition
isn't found, otherwise returns FALSE 
.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents a graph path. 
Details
Two nodes are considered equal if they compare as equal.
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 BOOL 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 src 
 . 
 id 
  
 AS 
  
 source_account_id 
 , 
  
 IS_ACYCLIC 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 is_acyclic_path 
 /*-------------------------------------* 
 | source_account_id | is_acyclic_path | 
 +-------------------------------------+ 
 | 16                | TRUE            | 
 | 20                | TRUE            | 
 | 20                | TRUE            | 
 | 16                | FALSE           | 
 | 7                 | TRUE            | 
 | 7                 | TRUE            | 
 | 20                | FALSE           | 
 *-------------------------------------*/ 
 
 
 IS_FIRST 
 
   IS_FIRST 
 ( 
 k 
 ) 
 OVER 
  
 over_clause 
 over_clause 
 : 
  
 ( 
  
 [ 
  
 window_specification 
  
 ] 
  
 ) 
 window_specification 
 : 
  
 [ 
  
 PARTITION 
  
 BY 
  
 partition_expression 
  
 [ 
 , 
  
 ... 
 ] 
  
 ] 
  
 [ 
  
 ORDER 
  
 BY 
  
 expression 
  
 [ 
  
 { 
  
 ASC 
  
 | 
  
 DESC 
  
 } 
  
 ] 
  
 [ 
 , 
  
 ... 
 ] 
  
 ] 
 
 
Description
Returns true 
if the current row is in the first k 
rows (1-based) in the
window; otherwise, returns false 
. This function doesn't require the ORDER BY 
clause.
Details
- The 
kvalue must be positive; otherwise, a runtime error is raised. - If any rows are tied or if 
ORDER BYis omitted, the result is non-deterministic. If theORDER BYclause is unspecified or if all rows are tied, the result is equivalent toANY-k. 
Return Type
 BOOL 
 IS_SIMPLE 
 
   IS_SIMPLE 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Checks if a graph path is simple. Returns TRUE 
if the path has no repeated
nodes, or if the only repeated nodes are its head and tail. Otherwise, returns FALSE 
.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents a graph path. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 BOOL 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 a1 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
  
 where 
  
 t1 
 . 
 amount 
 > 
 200 
 ]- 
>  
 ( 
 a2 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
  
 where 
  
 t2 
 . 
 amount 
 > 
 200 
 ]- 
>  
 ( 
 a3 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t3 
 : 
 Transfers 
  
 where 
  
 t3 
 . 
 amount 
 > 
 100 
 ]- 
> ( 
 a4 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 IS_SIMPLE 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 is_simple_path 
 , 
  
 a1 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 a1_id 
 , 
  
 a2 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 a2_id 
 , 
  
 a3 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 a3_id 
 , 
  
 a4 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 a4_id 
 /*----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 | is_simple_path | a1_id | a2_id | a3_id | a4_id | 
 +----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 | TRUE           | 7     | 16    | 20    | 7     | 
 | TRUE           | 16    | 20    | 7     | 16    | 
 | FALSE          | 7     | 16    | 20    | 16    | 
 | TRUE           | 20    | 7     | 16    | 20    | 
 +----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------*/ 
 
 
 IS_TRAIL 
 
   IS_TRAIL 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Checks if a graph path has a repeating edge. Returns TRUE 
if a repetition
isn't found, otherwise returns FALSE 
.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents a graph path. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 BOOL 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 a1 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 a2 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
>  
 ( 
 a3 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t3 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 a4 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 WHERE 
  
 a1 
 . 
 id 
 < 
 a4 
 . 
 id 
 RETURN 
  
 IS_TRAIL 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 is_trail_path 
 , 
  
 t1 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 t1_id 
 , 
  
 t2 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 t2_id 
 , 
  
 t3 
 . 
 id 
  
 as 
  
 t3_id 
 /*---------------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 | is_trail_path | t1_id | t2_id | t3_id | 
 +---------------+-------+-------+-------+ 
 | FALSE         | 16    | 20    | 16    | 
 | TRUE          | 7     | 16    | 20    | 
 | TRUE          | 7     | 16    | 20    | 
 +---------------+-------+-------+-------*/ 
 
 
 LABELS 
 
   LABELS 
 ( 
 element 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the labels associated with a graph element and preserves the original case of each label.
Arguments
-  
element: AGRAPH_ELEMENTvalue that represents the graph element to extract labels from. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if element 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 ARRAY<STRING> 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 n 
 : 
 Person 
 | 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 LABELS 
 ( 
 n 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 label 
 , 
  
 n 
 . 
 id 
 /*----------------+ 
 | label     | id | 
 +----------------+ 
 | [Account] | 7  | 
 | [Account] | 16 | 
 | [Account] | 20 | 
 | [Person]  | 1  | 
 | [Person]  | 2  | 
 | [Person]  | 3  | 
 +----------------*/ 
 
 
 NODES 
 
   NODES 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the nodes in a graph path. The resulting array retains the original order in the graph path.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents a graph path. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 ARRAY<GRAPH_ELEMENT> 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 ns 
  
 = 
  
 NODES 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 JSON_QUERY 
 ( 
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 ns 
 ) 
 [ 
 0 
 ] 
 , 
  
 '$.labels' 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 labels 
 , 
  
 JSON_QUERY 
 ( 
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 ns 
 ) 
 [ 
 0 
 ] 
 , 
  
 '$.properties.nick_name' 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 nick_name 
 ; 
 /*--------------------------------* 
 | labels      | nick_name        | 
 +--------------------------------+ 
 | ["Account"] | "Vacation Fund"  | 
 | ["Account"] | "Rainy Day Fund" | 
 | ["Account"] | "Rainy Day Fund" | 
 | ["Account"] | "Rainy Day Fund" | 
 | ["Account"] | "Vacation Fund"  | 
 | ["Account"] | "Vacation Fund"  | 
 | ["Account"] | "Vacation Fund"  | 
 | ["Account"] | "Rainy Day Fund" | 
 *--------------------------------*/ 
 
 
 PATH 
 
   PATH 
 ( 
 graph_element 
 [ 
 , 
  
 ... 
 ] 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Creates a graph path from a list of graph elements.
Definitions
-  
graph_element: AGRAPH_ELEMENTvalue that represents a graph element, such as a node or edge, to add to a graph path. 
Details
This function produces an error if:
- A graph element is 
NULL. - Nodes aren't interleaved with edges.
 - An edge doesn't connect to neighboring nodes.
 
Return type
 GRAPH_PATH 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 p 
  
 = 
  
 PATH 
 ( 
 src 
 , 
  
 t1 
 , 
  
 mid 
 , 
  
 t2 
 , 
  
 dst 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 JSON_QUERY 
 ( 
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 [ 
 0 
 ] 
 , 
  
 '$.labels' 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 element_a 
 , 
  
 JSON_QUERY 
 ( 
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 [ 
 1 
 ] 
 , 
  
 '$.labels' 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 element_b 
 , 
  
 JSON_QUERY 
 ( 
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 [ 
 2 
 ] 
 , 
  
 '$.labels' 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 element_c 
 /*-------------------------------------------* 
 | element_a   | element_b     | element_c   | 
 +-------------------------------------------+ 
 | ["Account"] | ["Transfers"] | ["Account"] | 
 | ...         | ...           | ...         | 
 *-------------------------------------------*/ 
 
 
  -- Error: in 'p', a graph element is NULL. 
 GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 p 
  
 = 
  
 PATH 
 ( 
 src 
 , 
  
 NULL 
 , 
  
 mid 
 , 
  
 t2 
 , 
  
 dst 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 results 
 
 
  -- Error: in 'p', 'src' and 'mid' are nodes that should be interleaved with an 
 -- edge. 
 GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 p 
  
 = 
  
 PATH 
 ( 
 src 
 , 
  
 mid 
 , 
  
 t2 
 , 
  
 dst 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 results 
 
 
  -- Error: in 'p', 't2' is an edge that doesn't connect to a neighboring node on 
 -- the right. 
 GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 p 
  
 = 
  
 PATH 
 ( 
 src 
 , 
  
 t2 
 , 
  
 mid 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 TO_JSON 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 results 
 
 
 PATH_FIRST 
 
   PATH_FIRST 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the first node in a graph path.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents the graph path to extract the first node from. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 GRAPH_ELEMENT 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 f 
  
 = 
  
 PATH_FIRST 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 LABELS 
 ( 
 f 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 labels 
 , 
  
 f 
 . 
 nick_name 
  
 AS 
  
 nick_name 
 ; 
 /*--------------------------* 
 | labels  | nick_name      | 
 +--------------------------+ 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Rainy Day Fund | 
 | Account | Rainy Day Fund | 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Rainy Day Fund | 
 *--------------------------*/ 
 
 
 PATH_LAST 
 
   PATH_LAST 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the last node in a graph path.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents the graph path to extract the last node from. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 GRAPH_ELEMENT 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 LET 
  
 f 
  
 = 
  
 PATH_LAST 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 LABELS 
 ( 
 f 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 labels 
 , 
  
 f 
 . 
 nick_name 
  
 AS 
  
 nick_name 
 ; 
 /*--------------------------* 
 | labels  | nick_name      | 
 +--------------------------+ 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Vacation Fund  | 
 | Account | Rainy Day Fund | 
 | Account | Rainy Day Fund | 
 | Account | Rainy Day Fund | 
 *--------------------------*/ 
 
 
 PATH_LENGTH 
 
   PATH_LENGTH 
 ( 
 graph_path 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the number of edges in a graph path.
Definitions
-  
graph_path: AGRAPH_PATHvalue that represents the graph path with the edges to count. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if graph_path 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 INT64 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 p 
 = 
 ( 
 src 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t1 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 mid 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 -[ 
 t2 
 : 
 Transfers 
 ]- 
> ( 
 dst 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 PATH_LENGTH 
 ( 
 p 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 results 
 /*---------* 
 | results | 
 +---------+ 
 | 2       | 
 | 2       | 
 | 2       | 
 | 2       | 
 | 2       | 
 | 2       | 
 | 2       | 
 *---------*/ 
 
 
 PROPERTY_NAMES 
 
   PROPERTY_NAMES 
 ( 
 element 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets the name of each property associated with a graph element and preserves the original case of each name.
Arguments
-  
element: AGRAPH_ELEMENTvalue. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if element 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 ARRAY<STRING> 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 n 
 : 
 Person 
 | 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 PROPERTY_NAMES 
 ( 
 n 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 property_names 
 , 
  
 n 
 . 
 id 
 /*-----------------------------------------------+ 
 | label                                    | id | 
 +-----------------------------------------------+ 
 | [create_time, id, is_blocked, nick_name] | 7  | 
 | [create_time, id, is_blocked, nick_name] | 16 | 
 | [create_time, id, is_blocked, nick_name] | 20 | 
 | [birthday, city, country, id, name]      | 1  | 
 | [birthday, city, country, id, name]      | 2  | 
 | [birthday, city, country, id, name]      | 3  | 
 +-----------------------------------------------*/ 
 
 
 SOURCE_NODE_ID 
 
   SOURCE_NODE_ID 
 ( 
 edge_element 
 ) 
 
 
Description
Gets a unique identifier of a graph edge's source node. The unique identifier is only valid for the scope of the query where it's obtained.
Arguments
-  
edge_element: AGRAPH_ELEMENTvalue that represents an edge. 
Details
Returns NULL 
if edge_element 
is NULL 
.
Return type
 STRING 
Examples
  GRAPH 
  
 FinGraph 
 MATCH 
  
 ( 
 p 
 : 
 Person 
 ) 
 -[ 
 o 
 : 
 Owns 
 ]- 
> ( 
 : 
 Account 
 ) 
 RETURN 
  
 p 
 . 
 name 
  
 AS 
  
 name 
 , 
  
 SOURCE_NODE_ID 
 ( 
 o 
 ) 
  
 AS 
  
 source_node_id 
 /*-------------------------------------+ 
 | name | source_node_id               | 
 +------|------------------------------+ 
 | Alex | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbgB4kQI= | 
 | Dana | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbgB4kQQ= | 
 | Lee  | mUZpbkdyYXBoLlBlcnNvbgB4kQY= | 
 +-------------------------------------*/ 
 
 
Note that the actual identifiers obtained may be different from what's shown above.

