DROP OPERATOR
Removes an operator.
Synopsis
DROP OPERATOR [IF EXISTS] <name> ( {<lefttype> | NONE} ,
{<righttype> | NONE} ) [CASCADE | RESTRICT]
Description
DROP OPERATOR drops an existing operator from the database system. To run this command you must be the owner of the operator.
Parameters
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IF EXISTS: Do not throw an error if the operator does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
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name: The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
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lefttype: The data type of the operator's left operand; write NONE if the operator has no left operand.
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righttype: The data type of the operator's right operand; write NONE if the operator has no right operand.
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CASCADE: Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator.
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RESTRICT: Refuse to drop the operator if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
Remove the power operator a^b for type integer:
Remove the left unary bitwise complement operator ~b for type bit:
Remove the right unary factorial operator x! for type bigint:
Compatibility
There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in the SQL standard.
See Also
ALTER OPERATOR, CREATE OPERATOR