66.2. Built-in Operator Classes

The core Postgres Pro distribution includes the BRIN operator classes shown in Table 66.1.

The minmax operator classes store the minimum and the maximum values appearing in the indexed column within the range. The inclusion operator classes store a value which includes the values in the indexed column within the range.

Table 66.1. Built-in BRIN Operator Classes

NameIndexed Data TypeIndexable Operators
int8_minmax_opsbigint< <= = >= >
bit_minmax_opsbit< <= = >= >
varbit_minmax_opsbit varying< <= = >= >
box_inclusion_opsbox<< &< && &> >> ~= @> <@ &<| <<| |>> |&>
bytea_minmax_opsbytea< <= = >= >
bpchar_minmax_opscharacter< <= = >= >
char_minmax_ops"char"< <= = >= >
date_minmax_opsdate< <= = >= >
float8_minmax_opsdouble precision< <= = >= >
inet_minmax_opsinet< <= = >= >
network_inclusion_opsinet&& >>= <<= = >> <<
int4_minmax_opsinteger< <= = >= >
interval_minmax_opsinterval< <= = >= >
macaddr_minmax_opsmacaddr< <= = >= >
macaddr8_minmax_opsmacaddr8< <= = >= >
name_minmax_opsname< <= = >= >
numeric_minmax_opsnumeric< <= = >= >
pg_lsn_minmax_opspg_lsn< <= = >= >
oid_minmax_opsoid< <= = >= >
range_inclusion_opsany range type<< &< && &> >> @> <@ -|- = < <= = > >=
float4_minmax_opsreal< <= = >= >
int2_minmax_opssmallint< <= = >= >
text_minmax_opstext< <= = >= >
tid_minmax_opstid< <= = >= >
timestamp_minmax_opstimestamp without time zone< <= = >= >
timestamptz_minmax_opstimestamp with time zone< <= = >= >
time_minmax_opstime without time zone< <= = >= >
timetz_minmax_opstime with time zone< <= = >= >
uuid_minmax_opsuuid< <= = >= >