- <refentry id="SQL-DROPTYPE">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>
- DROP TYPE
- </refentrytitle>
- <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>
- DROP TYPE
- </refname>
- <refpurpose>
- Removes a user-defined type from the system catalogs
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsynopsisdivinfo>
- <synopsis>
- DROP TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">typename</replaceable>
- </synopsis>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-1">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Inputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">typename</replaceable></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The name of an existing type.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-2">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Outputs
- </title>
- <para>
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- DROP
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The message returned if the command is successful.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><computeroutput>
- ERROR: RemoveType: type '<replaceable class="parameter">typename</replaceable>' does not exist
- </computeroutput></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- This message occurs if the specified type is not found.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-1">
- <refsect1info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect1info>
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
- <para>
- <command>DROP TYPE</command> will remove a user type from the
- system catalogs.
- </para>
- <para>
- Only the owner of a type can remove it.
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-3">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Notes
- </title>
- <para>
- DROP TYPE statement is a <productname>Postgres</productname>
- language extension.
- </para>
- <para>
- Refer to <command>CREATE TYPE</command> for
- inforamation on how to create types.
- </para>
- <para>
- It is the user's responsibility to remove any operators,
- functions, aggregates, access methods, subtypes, and classes
- that use a deleted type.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-4">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- Bugs
- </title>
- <para>
- If a built-in type is removed, the behavior of the backend
- is unpredictable.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-2">
- <title>
- Usage
- </title>
- <para>
- To remove the <literal>box</literal> type:
- <programlisting>
- DROP TYPE box;
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-DROPTYPE-3">
- <title>
- Compatibility
- </title>
- <para>
- </para>
- <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-DROPTYPE-5">
- <refsect2info>
- <date>1998-09-22</date>
- </refsect2info>
- <title>
- SQL3
- </title>
- <para>
- DROP TYPE is a <acronym>SQL3</acronym> statement.
- </para>
- </refsect2>
- </refsect1>
- </refentry>
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