DROP_OPERATOR (l)
Removes an operator from the database
SYNOPSIS
DROP OPERATOR id ( type | NONE [,...] )
id
The identifier of an existing operator.
type
The type of function parameters.
DROP
The message returned if the command is successful.
ERROR: RemoveOperator: binary operator 'oper' taking 'type' and 'type2' does not exist
This message occurs if the specified binary operator does not exist.
ERROR: RemoveOperator: left unary operator 'oper' taking 'type' does not exist
This message occurs if the specified left unary operator
specified does not exist.
ERROR: RemoveOperator: right unary operator 'oper' taking 'type' does not exist
This message occurs if the specified right unary operator
specified does not exist.
DESCRIPTION
DROP OPERATOR drops an existing operator from the
database.
To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator.
The left or right type of a left or right unary
operator, respectively, may be specified as NONE.
The DROP OPERATOR statement is a
Postgres
language extension.
Refer to
create_operator(l)
for information on how to create operators.
It is the user's responsibility to remove any access methods and
operator classes that rely on the deleted operator.
USAGE
DROP OPERATOR ^ (int4, int4);
Remove left unary negation operator (b !) for booleans:
DROP OPERATOR ! (none, bool);
Remove right unary factorial operator (! i) for
int4:
DROP OPERATOR ! (int4, none);
COMPATIBILITY
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