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pg_operator_is_visible()

A function for determining whether an operator is visible in the current search path

pg_operator_is_visible() is a system function for determining whether an operator is visible in the current search path 

pg_operator_is_visible() was added in PostgreSQL 7.3.

Usage

pg_operator_is_visible ( operator oid ) → boolean

The operator parameter can be provided as a text value with the regoperator OID alias containing the operator's name. In this case the name should be provided as a schema-qualified value (e.g. "someschema.someoperator"), otherwise an ERROR will be raised if the operator exists but is not visible in the current search path.

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Examples

Example usage for pg_operator_is_visible(), assuming the hstore extension has been installed into the hstore schema:

postgres=# \do hstore.%*
                             List of operators
 Schema | Name | Left arg type | Right arg type | Result type | Description 
--------+------+---------------+----------------+-------------+-------------
 hstore | %#   |               | hstore.hstore  | text[]      | 
 hstore | %%   |               | hstore.hstore  | text[]      | 
(2 rows)

postgres=# SHOW search_path;
   search_path   
-----------------
 "$user", public
(1 row) 

postgres=# SELECT pg_operator_is_visible('hstore.%#(NONE,hstore.hstore)'::regoperator);
 pg_operator_is_visible 
------------------------
 f
(1 row)

postgres=# SET search_path TO hstore;
SET

postgres=# SELECT pg_operator_is_visible('hstore.%#(NONE,hstore.hstore)'::regoperator);
 pg_operator_is_visible 
------------------------
 t
(1 row)

An ERROR will be raised if the operator does not exist, or exists but is not schema-qualified and not in the current search path:

postgres=# SELECT pg_operator_is_visible('@@@(NONE,int)'::regoperator);
ERROR:  operator does not exist: @@@(NONE,int)
LINE 1: SELECT pg_operator_is_visible('@@@(NONE,int)'::regoperator);
                                      ^

postgres=# SHOW search_path;
   search_path   
-----------------
 "$user", public
(1 row) 
postgres=# SELECT pg_operator_is_visible('%#(NONE,hstore.hstore)'::regoperator);
ERROR:  operator does not exist: %#(NONE,hstore.hstore)
LINE 1: SELECT pg_operator_is_visible('%#(NONE,hstore.hstore)'::rego...

Categories

Operators, Schema (namespace), System function

See also

pg_opclass_is_visible(), pg_opfamily_is_visible()