All Superinterfaces:

Element, Host

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComputerGraph.ComputerAdjacentVertex, ComputerGraph.ComputerVertex, DetachedVertex, ReferenceVertex, StarGraph.StarAdjacentVertex, StarGraph.StarVertex, TinkerVertex
```
public interface Vertex
extends Element, Host
```
A Vertex maintains pointers to both a set of incoming and outgoing Edge objects. The outgoing edges are those edges for which the Vertex is the tail. The incoming edges are those edges for which the Vertex is the head.
Diagrammatically:
```
 ---inEdges---> vertex ---outEdges--->.
 
```
Author:

Marko A. Rodriguez (http://markorodriguez.com), Stephen Mallette (http://stephen.genoprime.com)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class Vertex.Exceptions
Common exceptions to use with a vertex.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String DEFAULT_LABEL
The default label to use for a vertex.

static Object[] EMPTY_ARGS

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Edge`	`addEdge(String label, Vertex inVertex, Object... keyValues)`	Add an outgoing edge to the vertex with provided label and edge properties as key/value pairs.
`Iterator<Edge>`	`edges(Direction direction, String... edgeLabels)`	Gets an `Iterator` of incident edges.
`<V> Iterator<VertexProperty<V>>`	`properties(String... propertyKeys)`	Get an `Iterator` of properties where the `propertyKeys` is meant to be a filter on the available keys.
`default <V> VertexProperty<V>`	`property(String key)`	Get the `VertexProperty` for the provided key.
`default <V> VertexProperty<V>`	`property(String key, V value)`	Set the provided key to the provided value using `VertexProperty.Cardinality.single`.
`default <V> VertexProperty<V>`	`property(String key, V value, Object... keyValues)`	Set the provided key to the provided value using default `VertexProperty.Cardinality` for that key.
`<V> VertexProperty<V>`	`property(VertexProperty.Cardinality cardinality, String key, V value, Object... keyValues)`	Create a new vertex property.
`Iterator<Vertex>`	`vertices(Direction direction, String... edgeLabels)`	Gets an `Iterator` of adjacent vertices.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Element
graph, id, keys, label, remove, value, values

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_LABEL
```
static final String DEFAULT_LABEL
```
    The default label to use for a vertex.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EMPTY_ARGS
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static final Object[] EMPTY_ARGS
```
- Method Detail
  - addEdge
```
Edge addEdge(String label,
             Vertex inVertex,
             Object... keyValues)
```
    Add an outgoing edge to the vertex with provided label and edge properties as key/value pairs. These key/values must be provided in an even number where the odd numbered arguments are String property keys and the even numbered arguments are the related property values.
    
    Parameters:
    
    label - The label of the edge
    
    inVertex - The vertex to receive an incoming edge from the current vertex
    
    keyValues - The key/value pairs to turn into edge properties
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created edge
  - property
```
default <V> VertexProperty<V> property(String key)
```
    Get the VertexProperty for the provided key. If the property does not exist, return VertexProperty.empty(). If there are more than one vertex properties for the provided key, then throw Vertex.Exceptions.multiplePropertiesExistForProvidedKey(java.lang.String).
    
    Specified by:
    
    property in interface Element
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    V - the expected type of the vertex property value
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the vertex property to get
    
    Returns:
    
    the retrieved vertex property
  - property
```
default <V> VertexProperty<V> property(String key,
                                       V value)
```
    Set the provided key to the provided value using VertexProperty.Cardinality.single.
    
    Specified by:
    
    property in interface Element
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    V - the type of the value of the vertex property
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the vertex property
    
    value - The value of the vertex property
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created vertex property
  - property
```
default <V> VertexProperty<V> property(String key,
                                       V value,
                                       Object... keyValues)
```
    Set the provided key to the provided value using default VertexProperty.Cardinality for that key. The default cardinality can be vendor defined and is usually tied to the graph schema. The default implementation of this method determines the cardinality graph().features().vertex().getCardinality(key). The provided key/values are the properties of the newly created VertexProperty. These key/values must be provided in an even number where the odd numbered arguments are String.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    V - the type of the value of the vertex property
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the key of the vertex property
    
    value - The value of the vertex property
    
    keyValues - the key/value pairs to turn into vertex property properties
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created vertex property
  - property
```
<V> VertexProperty<V> property(VertexProperty.Cardinality cardinality,
                               String key,
                               V value,
                               Object... keyValues)
```
    Create a new vertex property. If the cardinality is VertexProperty.Cardinality.single, then set the key to the value. If the cardinality is VertexProperty.Cardinality.list, then add a new value to the key. If the cardinality is VertexProperty.Cardinality.set, then only add a new value if that value doesn't already exist for the key. If the value already exists for the key, add the provided key value vertex property properties to it.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    V - the type of the value of the vertex property
    
    Parameters:
    
    cardinality - the desired cardinality of the property key
    
    key - the key of the vertex property
    
    value - The value of the vertex property
    
    keyValues - the key/value pairs to turn into vertex property properties
    
    Returns:
    
    the newly created vertex property
  - edges
```
Iterator<Edge> edges(Direction direction,
                     String... edgeLabels)
```
    Gets an Iterator of incident edges.
    
    Parameters:
    
    direction - The incident direction of the edges to retrieve off this vertex
    
    edgeLabels - The labels of the edges to retrieve. If no labels are provided, then get all edges.
    
    Returns:
    
    An iterator of edges meeting the provided specification
  - vertices
```
Iterator<Vertex> vertices(Direction direction,
                          String... edgeLabels)
```
    Gets an Iterator of adjacent vertices.
    
    Parameters:
    
    direction - The adjacency direction of the vertices to retrieve off this vertex
    
    edgeLabels - The labels of the edges associated with the vertices to retrieve. If no labels are provided, then get all edges.
    
    Returns:
    
    An iterator of vertices meeting the provided specification
  - properties
```
<V> Iterator<VertexProperty<V>> properties(String... propertyKeys)
```
    Get an Iterator of properties where the propertyKeys is meant to be a filter on the available keys. If no keys are provide then return all the properties.
    
    Specified by:
    
    properties in interface Element

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`DEFAULT_LABEL`	The default label to use for a vertex.
`static Object[]`	`EMPTY_ARGS`

Interface Vertex

Nested Class Summary

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.structure.Element

Field Detail

DEFAULT_LABEL

EMPTY_ARGS

Method Detail

addEdge

property

property

property

property

edges

vertices

properties