Exploring the Neo4j browser
Neo4j comes with a convenient browser, and that's where most of the magic will happen. If you have not opened the browser yet, click the Open Browser button shown in the database we created in the previous section.
The following screenshot shows the default user interface of the Neo4j browser:
The preceding screenshot shows the Neo4j browser. Here is a quick explanation of some of the important parts of the user interface:
- Point 1: Notice that, in the title bar of the window, the protocol, machine, and port of the instance is displayed (in this case, it is
neo4j@bolt://localhost:7687
). - Point 2: The bar with the cursor is the query window or Editor, which we will use a lot going forward to run queries, import data, and explore our databases.
- Point 3: The output window pane is the area where the results of commands are shown. Upon first launch, the command :play...