DROP AGGREGATE
Removes an aggregate function.
Synopsis
DROP AGGREGATE [IF EXISTS] <name> ( <type> [, ...] ) [CASCADE | RESTRICT]
Description
DROP AGGREGATE will delete an existing aggregate function. To execute this command the current user must be the owner of the aggregate function.
Parameters
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IF EXISTS
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Do not throw an error if the aggregate does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
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name
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The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing aggregate function.
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type
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An input data type on which the aggregate function operates. To reference a zero-argument aggregate function, write
* in place of the list of input data types.
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CASCADE
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Automatically drop objects that depend on the aggregate function.
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RESTRICT
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Refuse to drop the aggregate function if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
To remove the aggregate function myavg for type integer:
DROP AGGREGATE myavg(integer);
Compatibility
There is no DROP AGGREGATE statement in the SQL standard.
See Also
ALTER AGGREGATE, CREATE AGGREGATE
Parent topic: SQL Command Reference