1DROP OPERATOR()                  SQL Commands                  DROP OPERATOR()
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NAME

6       DROP OPERATOR - remove an operator
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SYNOPSIS

10       DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] name ( { lefttype | NONE } , { righttype | NONE } ) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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DESCRIPTION

14       DROP  OPERATOR  drops an existing operator from the database system. To
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PARAMETERS

18       IF EXISTS
19              Do not throw an error if the operator does not exist.  A  notice
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22       name   The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
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24       lefttype
25              The  data type of the operator's left operand; write NONE if the
26              operator has no left operand.
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29              The data type of the operator's right operand; write NONE if the
30              operator has no right operand.
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32       CASCADE
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EXAMPLES

40       Remove the power operator a^b for type integer:
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42       DROP OPERATOR ^ (integer, integer);
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47       DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);
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52       DROP OPERATOR ! (bigint, none);
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COMPATIBILITY

56       There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in the SQL standard.
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SEE ALSO

59       CREATE  OPERATOR  [create_operator(7)],  ALTER  OPERATOR  [alter_opera‐
60       tor(l)]
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64SQL - Language Statements         2008-06-08                   DROP OPERATOR()