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Mention in docs that you can create SP-GiST indexes on range types.
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doc/src/sgml/rangetypes.sgml

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</para>
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In addition, any range type that is meant to be used with GiST indexes
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In addition, any range type that is meant to be used with GiST or SP-GiST indexes
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should define a subtype difference, or <literal>subtype_diff</>, function.
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(A GiST index will still work without <literal>subtype_diff</>, but it is
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(the index will still work without <literal>subtype_diff</>, but it is
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likely to be considerably less efficient than if a difference function is
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provided.) The subtype difference function takes two input values of the
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subtype, and returns their difference (i.e., <replaceable>X</> minus
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<sect2 id="rangetypes-gist">
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<sect2 id="rangetypes-indexing">
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<title>Indexing</title>
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<para>
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GiST indexes can be created for table columns of range types.
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For instance:
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GiST and SP-GiST indexes can be created for table columns of range types.
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For instance, to create a GiST index:
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<programlisting>
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CREATE INDEX reservation_idx ON reservation USING gist (during);
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</programlisting>
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A GiST index can accelerate queries involving these range operators:
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A GiST or SP-GiST index can accelerate queries involving these range operators:
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<literal>=</>,
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<literal>&amp;&amp;</>,
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<literal>&lt;@</>,

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