DROP VIEW
Name
DROP VIEW -- remove a view
Synopsis
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:
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.