59.2. Built-in Operator Classes

The core PostgreSQL distribution includes the GiST operator classes shown in Table 59.1. (Some of the optional modules described in Appendix F provide additional GiST operator classes.)

Table 59.1. Built-in GiST Operator Classes

NameIndexed Data TypeIndexable OperatorsOrdering Operators
box_opsbox&& &> &< &<| >> << <<| <@ @> @ |&> |>> ~ ~=
circle_opscircle&& &> &< &<| >> << <<| <@ @> @ |&> |>> ~ ~=<->
inet_opsinet, cidr&& >> >>= > >= <> << <<= < <= =
point_opspoint>> >^ << <@ <@ <@ <^ ~=<->
poly_opspolygon&& &> &< &<| >> << <<| <@ @> @ |&> |>> ~ ~=<->
range_opsany range type&& &> &< >> << <@ -|- = @> @>
tsquery_opstsquery<@ @>
tsvector_opstsvector@@

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);