DROP TYPE

Function

DROP TYPE deletes a user-defined data type.

Precautions

Only the owner of a type, a user granted the DROP permission on a type, or a user granted the DROP ANY TYPE permission on a sequence can run the DROP TYPE command. The system administrator has this permission by default.

Syntax

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

Parameter Description

• IF EXISTS

  Reports a notice instead of an error if the specified type does not exist.

• name

  Specifies the name (optionally schema-qualified) of the type to be deleted.

• CASCADE

  Automatically deletes the objects (such as fields, functions, and operators) that depend on the type.

  RESTRICT

  Refuses to delete the type if any objects depend on it. This is the default action.

Examples

See Examples in CREATE TYPE.

Helpful Links

CREATE TYPE and ALTER TYPE