neo4j - Cypher creates number as a long. How do I create an integer?

Question

I have a problem with types in Neo4j. I am trying with the following query to create a node with a variable number with the integer value 1:

Create (n:Test{numer:1})

When I am getting the node from the Java api I am getting an error telling me that it is of type long.

How can I see of what type a variable is saved in Neo4J? How can I save an integer?

Answer 1

If you use Cypher or REST API then Neo4j (internally) use Java's Long for integer values and Java's Double for floating point values.

In Java API you can use following datatypes

• boolean
• byte
• short
• int
• long
• float
• double
• char
• String

http://neo4j.com/docs/stable/property-values-detailed.html