Rename a graph with sparql update

Question

Is possible to rename a graph using sparql update?

The only way through that I see is this:

INSERT {GRAPH uri:graphNEW {?s ?p ?o}}
WHERE  {GRAPH uri:graphOLD {?s ?p ?o}};
DROP GRAPH uri:graphOLD

but I'm not 100% sure that all the triples and attributes (like langue tags and xsd format) will be copied in the new graph.

Is there a cleverer way to do it?

EDIT: question improved thanks to Roman Susi suggestion

yep! DROP GRAPH resolve the problem of the "empty graph". Thank you! — ffa, May 13 '15 at 07:51
There are other ways of writing this (e.g. replace `GRAPH` with equivalent `USING` and `WITH`), but it all amounts to the same thing. — user205512, May 13 '15 at 09:52

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered May 14 '15 at 11:08

8

MOVE uri:graphOLD TO uri:graphNEW

which will replace uri:graphNEW

ADD uri:graphOLD TO uri:graphNEW

which will add all of old into new and keep existing triples in uri:graphNEW.

answered May 14 '15 at 11:08

AndyS

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 13 '15 at 11:33

1

Graphs can be made empty of records with DELETE, but to remove the graph itself DROP GRAPH directive is needed:

DROP GRAPH <yourgraph>

answered May 13 '15 at 11:33

Roman Susi

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