ALTER_OPERATOR_CLASS - change the definition of an operator class

There is no ALTEROPERATORCLASS statement in the SQL standard.

ALTEROPERATORCLASS changes the definition of an operator class. You must own the operator class to use ALTEROPERATORCLASS. To alter the owner, you must be able to SET ROLE to the new owning role, and that role must have CREATE privilege on the operator class's schema. (These restrictions enforce that altering the owner doesn't do anything you couldn't do by dropping and recreating the operator class. However, a superuser can alter ownership of any operator class anyway.)

ALTER_OPERATOR_CLASS - change the definition of an operator class

name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator class. index_method The name of the index method this operator class is for. new_name The new name of the operator class. new_owner The new owner of the operator class. new_schema The new schema for the operator class.

CREATE OPERATOR CLASS (CREATE_OPERATOR_CLASS(7)), DROP OPERATOR CLASS (DROP_OPERATOR_CLASS(7)), ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY (ALTER_OPERATOR_FAMILY(7)) PostgreSQL 17.5 2025 ALTEROPERATORCLASS(7)

ALTER OPERATOR CLASS name USING index_method RENAME TO new_name ALTER OPERATOR CLASS name USING index_method OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } ALTER OPERATOR CLASS name USING index_method SET SCHEMA new_schema