DROP_VIEW (7)
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Title: DROP VIEW Author: The PostgreSQL Global Development Group Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> Date: 2017 Manual: PostgreSQL 9.6.5 Documentation Source: PostgreSQL 9.6.5 Language: English
NAME
DROP_VIEW - remove a viewSYNOPSIS
DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP VIEW drops an existing view. To execute this command you must be the owner of the view.
PARAMETERS
IF EXISTS
- Do not throw an error if the view does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
- The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the view to remove.
CASCADE
- Automatically drop objects that depend on the view (such as other views).
RESTRICT
- Refuse to drop the view if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
EXAMPLES
This command will remove the view called kinds:
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DROP VIEW kinds;
COMPATIBILITY
This command conforms to the SQL standard, except that the standard only allows one view to be dropped per command, and apart from the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.