64.2. Built-in Operator Classes
The core PostgreSQL distribution includes the GiST operator classes shown in Table 62.1. (Some of the optional modules described in Appendix F provide additional GiST operator classes.)
Table 62.1. Built-in GiST Operator Classes
Name | Indexed Data Type | Indexable Operators | Ordering Operators | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
box_ops |
box |
&& &> &< `&< |
`>> << `<< |
`<@ @> @ ` |
&> |
>>`~ ~= |
|
circle_ops |
circle |
&& &> &< `&< |
`>> << `<< |
`<@ @> @ ` |
&> |
>>`~ ~= |
<-> |
inet_ops |
inet , cidr |
&& >> >>= > >= <> << <<= < <= = |
|||||
point_ops |
point |
>> >^ << <@ <@ <@ <^ ~= |
<-> |
||||
poly_ops |
polygon |
&& &> &< `&< |
`>> << `<< |
`<@ @> @ ` |
&> |
>>`~ ~= |
<-> |
range_ops |
any range type | && &> &< >> << <@ `- |
-`= @> @> |
||||
tsquery_ops |
tsquery |
<@ @> |
|||||
tsvector_ops |
tsvector |
@@ |
For historical reasons, the inet_ops
operator class is not the default class for types inet
and cidr
. To use it, mention the class name in CREATE INDEX
, for example
CREATE INDEX ON my_table USING GIST (my_inet_column inet_ops);