## Synopsis

Use the CREATE OPERATOR CLASS statement to create an operator class.

## Syntax

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  create_operator_class,
  operator_class_as
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## Semantics

See the semantics of each option in the [PostgreSQL docs][postgresql-docs-create-op-class].  See the
semantics of `strategy_number` and `support_number` in another page of the [PostgreSQL
docs][postgresql-docs-xindex].

## Examples

Basic example.

```plpgsql
yugabyte=# CREATE OPERATOR CLASS my_op_class
           FOR TYPE int4
           USING btree AS
           OPERATOR 1 <,
           OPERATOR 2 <=;
```

## See also

- [DROP OPERATOR CLASS](../ddl_drop_operator_class)

[postgresql-docs-create-op-class]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/sql-createopclass.html
[postgresql-docs-xindex]: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/15/xindex.html