DROP DOMAIN

Section: SQL Commands (7)
Updated: 2012-08-14
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NAME

DROP DOMAIN - remove a domain

 

SYNOPSIS

DROP DOMAIN [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

 

DESCRIPTION

DROP DOMAIN removes a domain. Only the owner of a domain can remove it.  

PARAMETERS

IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the domain does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing domain.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the domain (such as table columns).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the domain if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
 

EXAMPLES

To remove the domain box:

DROP DOMAIN box;

 

COMPATIBILITY

This command conforms to the SQL standard, except for the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.  

SEE ALSO

CREATE DOMAIN [create_domain(7)], ALTER DOMAIN [alter_domain(7)]


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
PARAMETERS
EXAMPLES
COMPATIBILITY
SEE ALSO

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