The core PostgreSQL distribution includes the SP-GiST operator classes shown in Table 69.1.
Table 69.1. Built-in SP-GiST Operator Classes
| Name | Indexable Operators | Ordering Operators |
|---|---|---|
box_ops |
<< (box,box) |
<-> (box,point) |
&< (box,box) |
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&> (box,box) |
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>> (box,box) |
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<@ (box,box) |
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@> (box,box) |
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~= (box,box) |
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&& (box,box) |
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<<| (box,box) |
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&<| (box,box) |
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|&> (box,box) |
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|>> (box,box) |
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inet_ops |
<< (inet,inet) |
|
<<= (inet,inet) |
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>> (inet,inet) |
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>>= (inet,inet) |
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= (inet,inet) |
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<> (inet,inet) |
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< (inet,inet) |
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<= (inet,inet) |
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> (inet,inet) |
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>= (inet,inet) |
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&& (inet,inet) |
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kd_point_ops |
|>> (point,point) |
<-> (point,point) |
<< (point,point) |
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>> (point,point) |
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<<| (point,point) |
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~= (point,point) |
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<@ (point,box) |
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poly_ops |
<< (polygon,polygon) |
<-> (polygon,point) |
&< (polygon,polygon) |
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&> (polygon,polygon) |
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>> (polygon,polygon) |
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<@ (polygon,polygon) |
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@> (polygon,polygon) |
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~= (polygon,polygon) |
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&& (polygon,polygon) |
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<<| (polygon,polygon) |
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&<| (polygon,polygon) |
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|>> (polygon,polygon) |
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|&> (polygon,polygon) |
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quad_point_ops |
|>> (point,point) |
<-> (point,point) |
<< (point,point) |
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>> (point,point) |
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<<| (point,point) |
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~= (point,point) |
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<@ (point,box) |
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range_ops |
= (anyrange,anyrange) |
|
&& (anyrange,anyrange) |
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@> (anyrange,anyelement) |
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@> (anyrange,anyrange) |
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<@ (anyrange,anyrange) |
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<< (anyrange,anyrange) |
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>> (anyrange,anyrange) |
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&< (anyrange,anyrange) |
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&> (anyrange,anyrange) |
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-|- (anyrange,anyrange) |
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text_ops |
= (text,text) |
|
< (text,text) |
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<= (text,text) |
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> (text,text) |
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>= (text,text) |
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~<~ (text,text) |
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~<=~ (text,text) |
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~>=~ (text,text) |
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~>~ (text,text) |
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^@ (text,text) |
Of the two operator classes for type point, quad_point_ops is the default. kd_point_ops supports the same operators but uses a different index data structure that may offer better performance in some applications.
The quad_point_ops, kd_point_ops and poly_ops operator classes support the <-> ordering operator, which enables the k-nearest neighbor (k-NN) search over indexed point or polygon data sets.