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DROP SEQUENCE

Name

DROP SEQUENCE -- remove a sequence

Synopsis

DROP SEQUENCE name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

Description

DROP SEQUENCE removes sequence number generators.

Parameters

name

The name (optionally schema-qualified) of a sequence.

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the sequence.

RESTRICT

Refuse to drop the sequence if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

Examples

To remove the sequence serial:

DROP SEQUENCE serial;

Compatibility

There is no DROP SEQUENCE statement in the SQL standard.

See Also

CREATE SEQUENCE