Function distinct() deduplicates an alias, which should make the alias shorter than before. Those homologous aliases will either be affected by the deduplication process when the function is called in a WITH clause, or not be affected when called in a RETURN clause.

Arguments：

• Any value <any>, auto-abstraction: UUID of NODE/EDGE

Returns：

• Deduplicated value <any>

ATTR (Numeric value)

Example: find 10 @transfer edges, deduplicate the year of transfer time and return results

find().edges({@transfer}) as e
limit 10
return distinct(year(e.time))

ATTR (String)

Example: find 10 nodes, deduplicate their schema and return results

find().nodes([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]) as n
return distinct(n.@)

ATTR (Time)

Example: find cards, deduplicate dates of opening cards and return results

find().nodes({@card}) as n
return distinct(n.open_date)

NODE

Example: find 3-step transfer paths outbound from Card CA001, deduplicate the 3rd transfer edges and return results

n({_id == "CA001"}).re({@transfer})[2].n({@card})
  .re({@transfer} as e).n({@card})
return distinct(e)