NAME
DROP LANGUAGE - remove a procedural language
SYNOPSIS
DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP LANGUAGE will remove the definition of the previously registered procedural language called name.
PARAMETERS
- name
-
The name of an existing procedural language. For backward compatibility, the name may 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.
SEE ALSO
ALTER LANGUAGE [alter_language(7)], CREATE LANGUAGE [create_language(l)], droplang(1)