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ALTER OPERATOR CLASS <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> USING <em class="replaceable"><code>index_method</code></em>
RENAME TO <em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em>
ALTER OPERATOR CLASS <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> USING <em class="replaceable"><code>index_method</code></em>
OWNER TO { <em class="replaceable"><code>new_owner</code></em> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
ALTER OPERATOR CLASS <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> USING <em class="replaceable"><code>index_method</code></em>
SET SCHEMA <em class="replaceable"><code>new_schema</code></em>
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.21.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">ALTER OPERATOR CLASS</code> changes the definition of
an operator class.
</p><p>
You must own the operator class to use <code class="command">ALTER OPERATOR CLASS</code>.
To alter the owner, you must also be a direct or indirect member of the new
owning role, and that role must have <code class="literal">CREATE</code> 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.)
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.21.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator
class.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>index_method</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of the index method this operator class is for.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The new name of the operator class.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>new_owner</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The new owner of the operator class.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>new_schema</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The new schema for the operator class.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.21.7"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
There is no <code class="command">ALTER OPERATOR CLASS</code> statement in
the SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.21.8"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createopclass.html" title="CREATE OPERATOR CLASS"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE OPERATOR CLASS</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-dropopclass.html" title="DROP OPERATOR CLASS"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP OPERATOR CLASS</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-alteropfamily.html" title="ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-alteroperator.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-alteropfamily.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">ALTER OPERATOR </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
