DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE

remove a text search template

Syntax

DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

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Description

DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE drops an existing text search template. You must be a superuser to use this command.

Parameters

IF EXISTS: Do not throw an error if the text search template does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name: The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing text search template.
CASCADE: Automatically drop objects that depend on the text search template, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICT: Refuse to drop the text search template if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

Examples

Remove the text search template thesaurus:

DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE thesaurus;

This command will not succeed if there are any existing text search dictionaries that use the template. Add CASCADE to drop such dictionaries along with the template.

Compatibility

There is no DROP TEXT SEARCH TEMPLATE statement in the SQL standard.

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