Default Node locking, also on label change? Or just on property creation/update?

General Newbie Questions
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Documentation in Java Reference 5.3 is clear enough:

  • When adding, changing or removing a property on a node or relationship a write lock will be taken on the specific node or relationship.
  • When creating or deleting a node a write lock will be taken for the specific node.
  • When creating or deleting a relationship a write lock will be taken on the specific relationship and both its nodes.

Is a label considered a node property as well?

  • Does adding, changing or removing a label cause taking a write lock?
  • Does adding, changing or removing a relationship type cause taking a write lock?
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Yes, adding/removing labels requires a write lock on the node.
Relationship types cannot be added changed or removed from a relationship. A relationship can only have one type and it cannot change. (Though you could have multiple relationships between 2 nodes with different types). Relationship types aren't the same as node labels.

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I would suggest updating the documentation to include

  • When adding, changing or removing a label on a node a write lock will be taken on the specific node.