Allow for parameters in SHORTEST

neo4j · Nov 28, 2024 · 87a4805 · 87a4805
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diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/deprecations-additions-removals-compatibility.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/deprecations-additions-removals-compatibility.adoc
@@ -93,6 +93,26 @@ MATCH (n)-[r:REL]->(m) SET n = properties(r)
 | Feature
 | Details
 
+a|
+label:functionality[]
+label:updated[]
+[source, cypher, role=noheader]
+----
+MATCH SHORTEST $param (:A)-[:R]->{0,10}(:B)
+----
+
+[source, cypher, role=noheader]
+----
+MATCH p = ANY $param (:A)-[:R]->{0,10}(:B)
+----
+
+[source, cypher, role=noheader]
+----
+MATCH SHORTEST $param GROUPS (:A)-[:R]->{0,10}(:B)
+----
+
+a| Introduced the allowance of parameters to the xref:patterns/shortest-paths.adoc[SHORTEST and ANY path patterns].
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 a|
 label:functionality[]
 label:updated[]

diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/patterns/reference.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/patterns/reference.adoc
@@ -1165,10 +1165,10 @@ anyPathSearch ::= "ANY" [ numberOfPaths ] [ pathOrPaths ]
 pathOrPaths ::= { "PATH" | "PATHS" }
 
 
-numberOfPaths ::= unsignedDecimalInteger
+numberOfPaths ::= unsignedDecimalInteger | parameter
 
 
-numberOfGroups ::= unsignedDecimalInteger
+numberOfGroups ::= unsignedDecimalInteger | parameter
 ----
 
 [NOTE]

diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/patterns/shortest-paths.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/patterns/shortest-paths.adoc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Use Cypher if:
 
 * You need to specify complex graph navigation via xref:patterns/variable-length-patterns.adoc#quantified-path-patterns[quantified path patterns].
 * Creating a link:https://neo4j.com/docs/graph-data-science/current/management-ops/graph-creation/graph-project/[graph projection] takes too long.
-*  GDS is not available in your instance, or the size of the GDS projection is too large for your instance.
+* GDS is not available in your instance, or the size of the GDS projection is too large for your instance.
 
 Use GDS if:
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ CREATE (asc)-[:LINK {distance: 7.25}]->(cnm),
   (wof)-[:LINK {distance: 0.65}]->(wos)
 ----
 
-The paths matched by a xref:patterns/fixed-length-patterns.adoc#path-patterns[path pattern] can be restricted to only the shortest (by number of hops) by including the keyword `SHORTEST k`, where `k` is the number of paths to match.
+The paths matched by a xref:patterns/fixed-length-patterns.adoc#path-patterns[path pattern] can be restricted to only the shortest (by number of hops) by including the keyword `SHORTEST k`, where `k` is the number of paths to match, and can be either an `INTEGER` literal or a parameter which resolves to an `INTEGER`.
 For example, the following example uses `SHORTEST 1` to return the length of the shortest path between `Worcester Shrub Hill` and `Bromsgrove`:
 
 .Query