DROP VIEW

Name

DROP VIEW — Removes an existing view from a database.
   DROP VIEW view
  

Inputs

view

The name of an existing view to drop.

Outputs

DROP

The message returned if the command is successful.

ERROR: RewriteGetRuleEventRel: rule "_RETview" not found

This message occurs if the specified view does not exist in the database.

Description

DROP VIEW drops an existing view from the database. To execute this command you must be the owner of the view.

Notes

The PostgreSQL DROP TABLE statement also drops views.

Refer to the CREATE VIEW statement for information on how to create views.

Usage

This command will remove the view called kinds:

   DROP VIEW kinds
  

Compatibility

SQL92

SQL92 specifies some additional capabilities for DROP VIEW:

    DROP VIEW view {RESTRICT | CASCADE}
   

RESTRICT

Ensures that only a view with no dependent views or integrity constraints can be destroyed.

CASCADE

Any referencing views and integrity constraints will be dropped as well.

TIP: At present, to remove a referenced view from a PostgreSQL database, you must drop it by hand.