DROP RULE
Name
DROP RULE -- remove a rewrite rule
Synopsis
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON table [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
Parameters
- IF EXISTS
-
Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A
notice is issued in this case.
- name
-
The name of the rule to drop.
- table
-
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or
view that the rule applies to.
- CASCADE
-
Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule.
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it.
This is the default.
Examples
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
There is no DROP RULE statement in
the SQL standard.