<->(point,lseg)

distance between

Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.

Description

distance between

Left operand: point
Right operand: lseg
Result type: float8
Implementing function: dist_ps(point,lseg)
Operator kind: Binary
Hash join candidate: no
Merge join candidate: no

Usage

<->(point,lseg) → float8

Catalog interpretation

The catalog pg_operator stores information about operators. See CREATE OPERATOR and Section 36.14 for more information.

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Documentation and source

Source build

Version: 18.6
Build: https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2
Source fingerprint: 555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f

Compare versions

PostgreSQL 12 → 13: changed.

--- PostgreSQL 12
+++ PostgreSQL 13
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "memberships": [],
   "operator": {
-    "commutator": "",
+    "commutator": "<->(lseg,point)",
     "function": "dist_ps(point,lseg)",
     "hash_join": "f",
     "kind": "b",

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Export JSON · Back to Operators · Recorded in PostgreSQL 10 through 20; the first sample is not necessarily its introduction.