DROP VIEW
Name
DROP VIEW
-- remove a view
Synopsis
DROP VIEW name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Inputs
- name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing view.
- CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the view
(such as other views).
- RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the view if there are any dependent objects.
This is the default.
Outputs
- DROP VIEW
The message returned if the command is successful.
- ERROR: view name does not exist
This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in
the database.
Description
DROP VIEW drops an existing view from the database.
To execute this command you must be the owner of the
view.
Notes
Refer to CREATE VIEW
for information on how to create views.
Usage
This command will remove the view called kinds:
DROP VIEW kinds;