DROP OPERATOR()			 SQL Commands		       DROP OPERATOR()



NAME
       DROP OPERATOR - remove an operator


SYNOPSIS
       DROP OPERATOR name ( { lefttype | NONE } , { righttype | NONE } ) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]


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

PARAMETERS
       name   The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.

       lefttype
	      The data type of the operator's left operand; write NONE if  the
	      operator has no left operand.

       righttype
	      The data type of the operator's right operand; write NONE if the
	      operator has no right operand.

       CASCADE
	      Automatically drop objects that depend on the operator.

       RESTRICT
	      Refuse to drop the operator if any objects depend on it. This is
	      the default.

EXAMPLES
       Remove the power operator a^b for type integer:

       DROP OPERATOR ^ (integer, integer);


       Remove the left unary bitwise complement operator ~b for type bit:

       DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);


       Remove the right unary factorial operator x!  for type bigint:

       DROP OPERATOR ! (bigint, none);


COMPATIBILITY
       There is no DROP OPERATOR statement in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO
       CREATE  OPERATOR	 [create_operator(7)],	ALTER  OPERATOR	 [alter_opera-
       tor(l)]



SQL - Language Statements	  2010-12-14		       DROP OPERATOR()