DROP_OPERATOR - remove an operator
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Compatibility
There is no DROPOPERATOR statement in the SQL standard.
Description
DROPOPERATOR drops an existing operator from the database system. To execute this command you must be
the owner of the operator.
Examples
Remove the power operator a^b for type integer:
DROP OPERATOR ^ (integer, integer);
Remove the bitwise-complement prefix operator ~b for type bit:
DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);
Remove multiple operators in one command:
DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit), ^ (integer, integer);
Name
DROP_OPERATOR - remove an operator
Parameters
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the operator does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
left_type
The data type of the operator's left operand; write NONE if the operator has no left operand.
right_type
The data type of the operator's right operand.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator (such as views using it), and in turn all
objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the operator if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
See Also
CREATE OPERATOR (CREATE_OPERATOR(7)), ALTER OPERATOR (ALTER_OPERATOR(7))
PostgreSQL 17.5 2025 DROPOPERATOR(7)
Synopsis
DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] name ( { left_type | NONE } , right_type ) [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
