Functions - getEdgeBaseType()

This method returns the OrientDB base class for edges, which by default is the E class.

Retrieving Classes

OrientDB borrows from the Object Oriented Programming paradigm the concept of a class. Where a cluster indicates where you want to store a record, classes indicate the types of records you want to store. Classes can have inherit from super classes and themselves have subclasses.

In a graph database, the base class for an edge, which is the E class. This method retrieves E into your function, allowing you to operate on the class.

Syntax

var eclass = db.getEdgeBaseType()