On Sep 15, 2023, at 20:36, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> I think that that indicates that you're putting the info in the
> wrong place. Perhaps the right answer is to insert something
> more explicit in section 11.2, which is the first place where
> we really spend any effort discussing what can be indexed.
Fair enough. How ’bout this?
--- a/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/indices.sgml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ CREATE INDEX test1_id_index ON test1 (id);
B-tree, Hash, GiST, SP-GiST, GIN, BRIN, and the extension <link
linkend="bloom">bloom</link>.
Each index type uses a different
- algorithm that is best suited to different types of queries.
+ algorithm that is best suited to different types of queries and operators.
By default, the <link linkend="sql-createindex"><command>CREATE
INDEX</command></link> command creates
B-tree indexes, which fit the most common situations.
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ CREATE INDEX <replaceable>name</replaceable> ON <replaceable>table</replaceable>
</programlisting>
</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ Only operators on indexed columns are considered as index qualifications.
+ Functions never qualify for index usage, aside from
+ <link linkend="indexes-expressional">indexes on expressions</link>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+
<sect2 id="indexes-types-btree">
<title>B-Tree</title>