NAME
DROP_OPERATOR_FAMILY - remove an operator family
SYNOPSIS
DROP OPERATOR FAMILY [ IF EXISTS ] \nname\n USING \nindex_method\n [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]DESCRIPTION
DROP OPERATOR FAMILY drops an existing operator family. To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator family.
DROP OPERATOR FAMILY includes dropping any operator classes contained in the family, but it does not drop any of the operators or functions referenced by the family. If there are any indexes depending on operator classes within the family, you will need to specify CASCADE for the drop to complete.
PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS
name
index_method
CASCADE
RESTRICT
EXAMPLES
Remove the B-tree operator family float_ops:
DROP OPERATOR FAMILY float_ops USING btree;This command will not succeed if there are any existing indexes that use operator classes within the family. Add CASCADE to drop such indexes along with the operator family.
COMPATIBILITY
There is no DROP OPERATOR FAMILY statement in the SQL standard.
SEE ALSO
ALTER OPERATOR FAMILY (ALTER_OPERATOR_FAMILY(7)), CREATE OPERATOR FAMILY (CREATE_OPERATOR_FAMILY(7)), ALTER OPERATOR CLASS (ALTER_OPERATOR_CLASS(7)), CREATE OPERATOR CLASS (CREATE_OPERATOR_CLASS(7)), DROP OPERATOR CLASS (DROP_OPERATOR_CLASS(7))