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DROP
LANGUAGE
Name
DROP LANGUAGE -- remove a procedural
language
Synopsis
DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP LANGUAGE removes the definition
of a previously registered procedural language. You must be a
superuser or the owner of the language to use DROP LANGUAGE.
Parameters
- IF EXISTS
-
Do not throw an error if the language does not exist. A
notice is issued in this case.
- name
-
The name of an existing procedural language. For
backward compatibility, the name can be enclosed by single
quotes.
- CASCADE
-
Automatically drop objects that depend on the language
(such as functions in the language).
- RESTRICT
-
Refuse to drop the language if any objects depend on it.
This is the default.
Examples
This command removes the procedural language plsample:
DROP LANGUAGE plsample;
Compatibility
There is no DROP LANGUAGE statement
in the SQL standard.