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<refentry id="SQL-DROPVIEW">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-DROPVIEW-TITLE">DROP VIEW</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>DROP VIEW</refname>
<refpurpose>remove a view</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<indexterm zone="sql-dropview">
<primary>DROP VIEW</primary>
</indexterm>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
DROP VIEW <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>DROP VIEW</command> drops an existing view. To execute
this command you must be the owner of the view.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the view to remove.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Automatically drop objects that depend on the view (such as
other views).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Refuse to drop the view if any objects depend on it. This is
the default.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
This command will remove the view called <literal>kinds</literal>:
<programlisting>
DROP VIEW kinds;
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
This command conforms to the SQL standard.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-createview" endterm="sql-createview-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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