Name
DROP LANGUAGE -- remove a procedural languageSynopsis
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
.
Note: As of PostgreSQL 9.1, most procedural languages have been made into "extensions", and should therefore be removed with DROP EXTENSION not
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), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.13).
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.
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