RETURN Syntax

The RETURN statement is used to return the result when the condition is true. If the condition is false, no result is returned.

    RETURN <var_ref> IF <var_ref> IS NOT NULL
  • is a variable name, e.g. $var.

Examples

nebula> $A = GO FROM 100 OVER follow YIELD follow._dst AS dst; \
        $rA = YIELD $A.* WHERE $A.dst == 101; \
        RETURN $rA IF $rA is NOT NULL; \ /* Returns the result because $rA is not empty */
        GO FROM $A.dst OVER follow; /* As the RETURN statement returns the result, the GO FROM statement is not executed*/
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| $A.dst |
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| 101    |
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nebula> $A = GO FROM 100 OVER follow YIELD follow._dst AS dst; \
        $rA = YIELD $A.* WHERE $A.dst == 300; \
        RETURN $rA IF $rA is NOT NULL; \ /* Does not return the result because $rA is empty */
        GO FROM $A.dst OVER follow; /* As the RETURN statement does not return the result, the GO FROM statement is executed */
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| follow._dst |
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| 100         |
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| 101         |
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| 100         |
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| 102         |
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| 100         |
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| 107         |
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