DROP OPERATOR
SQL - Language Statements
DROP OPERATOR
remove an operator
DROP OPERATOR
DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] name ( { lefttype | NONE } , { righttype | NONE } ) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP OPERATOR drops an existing operator from
the database system. To execute this command you must be the owner
of the 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.
lefttype
The data type of the operator's left operand; write
NONE if the operator has no left operand.
righttype
The data type of the operator's right operand; write
NONE if the operator has no right operand.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator.
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:
DROP OPERATOR ^ (integer, integer);
Remove the left unary bitwise complement operator
~b for type bit:
DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);
Remove the right unary factorial operator x!
for type bigint:
DROP OPERATOR ! (bigint, none);
Compatibility
There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in the SQL standard.
See Also