Ah right, so I could connect via a relationship my type nodes to this reference node (atm I was using an index to get to them).
-Mark On 20. feb. 2011, at 22:24, Michael Hunger <[email protected]> wrote: > One purpose of the reference not is that you don't have to rely on indexing > for getting to certain nodes. > > If you connect your nodes to the reference node in a way that puts them in > certain categories you can always get to them via traversal. > Connections to the reference node are also used for visualization (e.g. for > Neoclipse) > > HTH > > Michael > > From the docs of the method: > Node getReferenceNode() > Returns the reference node, which is a "starting point" in the node space. > Usually, a client attaches relationships to this node that leads into various > parts of the node space. For more information about common node space > organizational patterns, see the design guide at > http://wiki.neo4j.org/content/Design_Guide. > > Specifically: http://wiki.neo4j.org/content/Design_Guide#Subreferences > > Am 20.02.2011 um 21:19 schrieb Mark Nijhof: > >> Hi, >> >> Silly question perhaps, but what is the purpose of the root node? Why would >> I want to get it? >> >> -Mark >> >> -- >> Mark Nijhof >> m: 0047 95 00 99 37 >> e: [email protected] >> b: cre8ivethought.com/blog/index >> >> >> >> "Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if >> both are frozen." >> >> -- Edward V Berard >> _______________________________________________ >> Neo4j mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user > > _______________________________________________ > Neo4j mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user _______________________________________________ Neo4j mailing list [email protected] https://lists.neo4j.org/mailman/listinfo/user
