1DROP OPERATOR(7)         PostgreSQL 14.3 Documentation        DROP OPERATOR(7)
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NAME

6       DROP_OPERATOR - remove an operator
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SYNOPSIS

9       DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] name ( { left_type | NONE } , right_type ) [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       DROP OPERATOR drops an existing operator from the database system. To
13       execute this command you must be the owner of the operator.
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PARAMETERS

16       IF EXISTS
17           Do not throw an error if the operator does not exist. A notice is
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20       name
21           The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
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23       left_type
24           The data type of the operator's left operand; write NONE if the
25           operator has no left operand.
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30       CASCADE
31           Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator (such as
32           views using it), and in turn all objects that depend on those
33           objects (see Section 5.14).
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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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46           DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);
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50           DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit), ^ (integer, integer);
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COMPATIBILITY

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

56       CREATE OPERATOR (CREATE_OPERATOR(7)), ALTER OPERATOR
57       (ALTER_OPERATOR(7))
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