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DROP OPERATOR CLASS [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> USING <em class="replaceable"><code>index_method</code></em> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.120.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP OPERATOR CLASS</code> drops an existing operator class.
To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator class.
</p><p>
<code class="command">DROP OPERATOR CLASS</code> does not drop any of the operators
or functions referenced by the class. If there are any indexes depending
on the operator class, you will need to specify
<code class="literal">CASCADE</code> for the drop to complete.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.120.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Do not throw an error if the operator class does not exist. A notice is issued
in this case.
</p></dd><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 access method the operator class is for.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator class (such as
indexes), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
(see <a class="xref" href="ddl-depend.html" title="5.13. Dependency Tracking">Section 5.13</a>).
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Refuse to drop the operator class if any objects depend on it.
This is the default.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.120.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP OPERATOR CLASS</code> will not drop the operator family
containing the class, even if there is nothing else left in the
family (in particular, in the case where the family was implicitly
created by <code class="command">CREATE OPERATOR CLASS</code>). An empty operator
family is harmless, but for the sake of tidiness you might wish to
remove the family with <code class="command">DROP OPERATOR FAMILY</code>; or perhaps
better, use <code class="command">DROP OPERATOR FAMILY</code> in the first place.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.120.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
Remove the B-tree operator class <code class="literal">widget_ops</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP OPERATOR CLASS widget_ops USING btree;
</pre><p>
This command will not succeed if there are any existing indexes
that use the operator class. Add <code class="literal">CASCADE</code> to drop
such indexes along with the operator class.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.120.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
There is no <code class="command">DROP OPERATOR CLASS</code> statement in the
SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.120.10"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-alteropclass.html" title="ALTER OPERATOR CLASS"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER OPERATOR CLASS</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-createopclass.html" title="CREATE OPERATOR CLASS"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE OPERATOR CLASS</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-dropopfamily.html" title="DROP OPERATOR FAMILY"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP 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-dropoperator.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-dropopfamily.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP OPERATOR </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP OPERATOR FAMILY</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
