Neo4j - WHERE vs {property}?

Asked May 20 '16 at 18:09

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I am trying to understand what the difference is between

MATCH (a) WHERE a.name='Peter' RETURN a

and

MATCH (a {name:'Peter'}) RETURN a

both return the same results. Is one faster or cheaper in computing cycles? Which is the preferred approach?

edited May 20 '16 at 18:12

David Makogon

asked May 20 '16 at 18:09

Steven M

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They're the same. The `(a {name:'Peter'})` is just for convenience / style – Brian Underwood May 20 '16 at 19:07
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But actuall you should use a label, like `:Person` in both places. – Michael Hunger May 23 '16 at 06:04

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