DROP OPERATOR(7) PostgreSQL 18.6 Documentation DROP OPERATOR(7) NAME DROP_OPERATOR - remove an operator SYNOPSIS DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] name ( { left_type | NONE } , right_type ) [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ] DESCRIPTION DROP OPERATOR drops an existing operator from the database system. To exe- cute 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 is- sued 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 opera- tor 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. 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); COMPATIBILITY There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in the SQL standard. SEE ALSO CREATE OPERATOR (CREATE_OPERATOR(7)), ALTER OPERATOR (ALTER_OPERATOR(7)) PostgreSQL 18.6 2026 DROP OPERATOR(7)
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