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| DROP ACCESS METHOD(7) | PostgreSQL 11.9 Documentation | DROP ACCESS METHOD(7) |
NAME¶
DROP_ACCESS_METHOD - remove an access methodSYNOPSIS¶
DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION¶
DROP ACCESS METHOD removes an existing access method. Only superusers can drop access methods.PARAMETERS¶
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the access method does not
exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of an existing access method.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the access
method (such as operator classes, operator families, and indexes), and in turn
all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.13).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on
it. This is the default.
EXAMPLES¶
Drop the access method heptree:DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;
COMPATIBILITY¶
DROP ACCESS METHOD is a PostgreSQL extension.SEE ALSO¶
CREATE ACCESS METHOD (CREATE_ACCESS_METHOD(7))| 2020 | PostgreSQL 11.9 |