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<refentry id="sql-dropopclass">
 <indexterm zone="sql-dropopclass">
  <primary>DROP OPERATOR CLASS</primary>
 </indexterm>

 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle>DROP OPERATOR CLASS</refentrytitle>
  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>

 <refnamediv>
  <refname>DROP OPERATOR CLASS</refname>
  <refpurpose>remove an operator class</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
DROP OPERATOR CLASS [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> USING <replaceable class="parameter">index_method</replaceable> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</synopsis>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>

  <para>
   <command>DROP OPERATOR CLASS</command> drops an existing operator class.
   To execute this command you must be the owner of the operator class.
  </para>

  <para>
   <command>DROP OPERATOR CLASS</command> does not drop any of the operators
   or functions referenced by the class.  If there are any indexes depending
   on the operator class, you will need to specify
   <literal>CASCADE</literal> for the drop to complete.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1>
  <title>Parameters</title>

  <variablelist>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      Do not throw an error if the operator class does not exist. A notice is issued
      in this case.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing operator class.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>
    <term><replaceable class="parameter">index_method</replaceable></term>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      The name of the index access method the operator class is for.
     </para>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>

   <varlistentry>