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PolarDB:DROP OPERATOR

Last Updated:Mar 28, 2026

DROP OPERATOR removes an existing operator from the database. You must be the owner of the operator to run this command.

Synopsis

DROP OPERATOR [ IF EXISTS ] name ( { left_type | NONE } , { right_type | NONE } ) [, ...]
    [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Parameters

ParameterDescription
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the operator does not exist. A notice is issued instead.
nameThe name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator.
left_typeThe data type of the operator's left operand. Write NONE if the operator has no left operand.
right_typeThe data type of the operator's right operand. Write NONE if the operator has no right operand.
CASCADEAutomatically drop objects that depend on the operator (such as views), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects.
RESTRICTRefuse 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 bitwise-complement prefix operator ~b for type bit:

DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit);

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

DROP OPERATOR ! (bigint, none);

Drop multiple operators in a single command:

DROP OPERATOR ~ (none, bit), ! (bigint, none);