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DROP ACCESS METHOD
Name
DROP ACCESS METHOD -- remove an access method
Synopsis
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 EXISTS
-
Do 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.