as

Label an object in a traversal to use later in the traversal.

Synopsis

as('variable_name')

Table 1. Legend
Syntax conventions	Description
Lowercase and uppercase	Literal keyword. Includes `()`.
`Italics`	Variable value. Replace with a user-defined value.
`[]`	Optional. Square brackets ( `[]` ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
`{}`	Group. Braces ( `{}` ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the braces.
`\|`	Or. A vertical bar ( `\|` ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
`...`	Repeatable. An ellipsis ( `...` ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.

Description

The as() step is a step modulator, a helper step for another traversal step.

Examples

Label all returned person vertices as PERSON, and all created edges as RECIPE, and then select() both the vertices and edges using the assigned variable names:

g.V().hasLabel('person').as('PERSON').
  out('created').as('RECIPE').
  select('PERSON','RECIPE').
    by('name')