DROP OPERATOR CLASS

Name

DROP OPERATOR CLASS -- remove a user-defined operator class

Synopsis

DROP OPERATOR CLASS  name USING  access_method [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Inputs

name: The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator class.
access_method: The name of the index access method the operator class is for.
CASCADE: Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator class.
RESTRICT: Refuse to drop the operator class if there are any dependent objects. This is the default.

Outputs

DROP OPERATOR CLASS: The message returned if the command is successful.

Description

DROP OPERATOR CLASS drops an existing operator class from the database. To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator class.

Notes

The DROP OPERATOR CLASS statement is a PostgreSQL language extension.

Refer to CREATE OPERATOR CLASS for information on how to create operator classes.

Usage

Remove B-tree operator class widget_ops:

DROP OPERATOR CLASS widget_ops USING btree;

This command will not execute if there are any existing indexes that use the operator class. Add CASCADE to drop such indexes along with the operator class.

Compatibility

SQL92

There is no DROP OPERATOR CLASS in SQL92.

This file was copied from PostgreSQL 7.3.1 help system.