DROP VIEW

Removes a view.

Synopsis

DROP VIEW [IF EXISTS] <name> [, ...] [CASCADE | RESTRICT]

Description

DROP VIEW will remove an existing view. Only the owner of a view can remove it.

Parameters

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

Examples

Remove the view topten;

DROP VIEW topten;

Compatibility

DROP VIEW is fully conforming with the SQL standard, except that the standard only allows one view to be dropped per command. Also, the IF EXISTS option is a Greenplum Database extension.