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<h1>Graphs<a class="headerlink" href="#graphs" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
<p>A graph consists of a set of vertices and edges, where each individual node and edge possesses a map of properties. A vertex is the basic object of a graph, that can exist independently of everything else in the graph. An edge creates a directed connection between two vertices.</p>
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<h2>Create a Graph<a class="headerlink" href="#create-a-graph" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>To create a graph, use the create_graph function, located in the ag_catalog namespace.</p>
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<h3>create_graph()<a class="headerlink" href="#create-graph" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
<p>Syntax: <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">create_graph(graph_name);</span></code></p>
<p>Returns:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">void</span>
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<li><p>This function will not return any results. The graph is created if there is no error message.</p></li>
<li><p>Tables needed to set up the graph are automatically created.</p></li>
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<p>Example:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">SELECT</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">FROM</span> <span class="n">ag_catalog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">create_graph</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;graph_name&#39;</span><span class="p">);</span>
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<h2>Delete a Graph<a class="headerlink" href="#delete-a-graph" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
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<h3>drop_graph()<a class="headerlink" href="#drop-graph" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h3>
<p>Syntax: <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">drop_graph(graph_name,</span> <span class="pre">cascade);</span></code></p>
<p>Returns:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">void</span>
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<p>Arguments:</p>
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<td>A boolean that will will delete labels and data that depend on the graph.
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<p>Considerations:</p>
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<li><p>This function will not return any results. If there is no error message the graph has been deleted.</p></li>
<li><p>It is recommended to set the cascade option to true, otherwise everything in the graph must be manually dropped with SQL DDL commands.</p></li>
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<p>Example:</p>
<div class="highlight-default notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="n">SELECT</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">FROM</span> <span class="n">ag_catalog</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">drop_graph</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">&#39;graph_name&#39;</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">true</span><span class="p">);</span>
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<h2>A Cypher Graph vs A Postgres Namespace<a class="headerlink" href="#a-cypher-graph-vs-a-postgres-namespace" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h2>
<p>Cypher uses a Postgres namespace for every individual graph. It is recommended that no DML or DDL commands are executed in the namespace that is reserved for the graph.</p>
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