Using the driver
1.2 · Lesson

Using the driver

In the Full definition for Cypher (opens in a new tab)Neo4j's implementation of GQL, the ISO standard query language for graph databases. It is declarative: you describe the pattern to find, and the database decides how to find it. Fundamentals course, you learned how to query Neo4j using Cypher.

To run Cypher statements in a Java application, you'll need the Neo4j Java Driver. The driver acts as a bridge between your Java code and Neo4j, handling connections to the database and the execution of Cypher queries.