DROP OPERATOR
  SQL - Language Statements
 
 
  
   DROP OPERATOR
  
  
   remove a user-defined operator
  
 
  
 
  
   1999-07-20
  
  
DROP OPERATOR id ( lefttype | NONE , righttype | NONE ) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
  
  
  
   
    1998-09-22
   
   
    Inputs
   
   
    
     
      id
      
       
	The identifier (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
       
      
     
     
      lefttype
      
       
	The type of the operator's left argument; write NONE if the
	operator has no left argument.
       
      
     
     
      righttype
      
       
	The type of the operator's right argument; write NONE if the
	operator has no right argument.
       
      
     
     
      CASCADE
      
       
        Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator.
       
      
     
     
      RESTRICT
      
       
        Refuse to drop the operator if there are any dependent objects.
	This is the default.
       
      
     
    
   
  
  
   
    1998-09-22
   
   
    Outputs
   
   
    
     
      
DROP OPERATOR
       
      
       
	The message returned if the command is successful.
       
      
     
     
      
ERROR:  RemoveOperator: binary operator 'oper' taking 'lefttype' and 'righttype' does not exist
       
      
       
	This message occurs if the specified binary operator does not exist.
       
      
     
     
      
ERROR: RemoveOperator: left unary operator 'oper' taking 'lefttype' does not exist
       
      
       
	This message occurs if the left unary operator
	specified does not exist.
       
      
     
     
      
ERROR: RemoveOperator: right unary operator 'oper' taking 'righttype' does not exist
       
      
       
	This message occurs if the right unary operator
	specified does not exist.
       
      
     
    
   
  
 
 
  
   1998-09-22
  
  
   Description
  
  
   DROP OPERATOR drops an existing operator from the
   database.
   To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator.
  
  
   The left or right type of a left or right unary
   operator, respectively, must be specified as NONE.
  
  
   
    1998-09-22
   
   
    Notes
   
   
    The DROP OPERATOR statement is a 
    PostgreSQL
    language extension.
   
   
    Refer to
    
    for information on how to create operators.
   
  
 
 
  
   Usage
  
  
   Remove power operator a^n for int4:
   
DROP OPERATOR ^ (int4, int4);
   
  
  
   Remove left unary negation operator (! b) for boolean:
   
DROP OPERATOR ! (none, bool);
   
  
  
   Remove right unary factorial operator (i !) for
   int4:
   
DROP OPERATOR ! (int4, none);
   
  
 
 
 
  
   Compatibility
  
  
   
    1998-09-22
   
   
    SQL92
   
   
    There is no DROP OPERATOR in SQL92.