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Lu, Huayi ef0ada5a59 DWS DEV 20240716 version
Reviewed-by: Pruthi, Vineet <vineet.pruthi@t-systems.com>
Co-authored-by: Lu, Huayi <luhuayi@huawei.com>
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DROP VIEW

Function

DROP VIEW forcibly deletes an existing view in a database.

Precautions

Only a view owner or a system administrator can run DROP VIEW command.

Syntax

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DROP VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] view_name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ];

Parameter Description

  • IF EXISTS

    Sends a notice instead of an error if the specified view does not exist.

  • view_name

    Specifies the name of the view to be deleted.

    Value range: An existing view.

  • CASCADE | RESTRICT
    • CASCADE: deletes objects (such as other views) that depend on a view to be deleted.
    • RESTRICT: refuses to delete the view if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

Examples

Delete the myView view:

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DROP VIEW myView;

Delete the customer_details_view_v2 view:

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DROP VIEW public.customer_details_view_v2;

Helpful Links

ALTER VIEW, CREATE VIEW