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DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ( { <em class="replaceable"><code>left_type</code></em> | NONE } , { <em class="replaceable"><code>right_type</code></em> | NONE } ) [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.119.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP OPERATOR</code> drops an existing operator from
the database system. To execute this command you must be the owner
of the operator.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.119.6"><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 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.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>left_type</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The data type of the operator's left operand; write
<code class="literal">NONE</code> if the operator has no left operand.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>right_type</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The data type of the operator's right operand; write
<code class="literal">NONE</code> if the operator has no right operand.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator (such as views
using it), 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 if any objects depend on it. This
is the default.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.119.7"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
Remove the power operator <code class="literal">a^b</code> for type <code class="type">integer</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP OPERATOR ^ (integer, integer);
</pre><p>
</p><p>
Remove the left unary bitwise complement operator
<code class="literal">~b</code> for type <code class="type">bit</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);
</pre><p>
</p><p>
Remove the right unary factorial operator <code class="literal">x!</code>
for type <code class="type">bigint</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP OPERATOR ! (bigint, none);
</pre><p>
Remove multiple operators in one command:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit), ! (bigint, none);
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.119.8"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
There is no <code class="command">DROP OPERATOR</code> statement in the SQL standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.119.9"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-createoperator.html" title="CREATE OPERATOR"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE OPERATOR</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-alteroperator.html" title="ALTER OPERATOR"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER OPERATOR</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-dropmaterializedview.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-dropopclass.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP OPERATOR CLASS</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
