SQL Commands / Types & Operators
DROP DOMAIN
Read the PG 18 manualremove a domain
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Syntax
DROP DOMAIN [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
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Description
DROP DOMAIN removes a domain. Only the owner of a domain can remove it.
Parameters
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the domain does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
nameThe name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing domain.
CASCADEAutomatically drop objects that depend on the domain (such as table columns), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICTRefuse to drop the domain if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
To remove the domain box:
DROP DOMAIN box;
Compatibility
This command conforms to the SQL standard, except for the IF EXISTS option, which is a PostgreSQL extension.
See Also
CREATE DOMAIN, ALTER DOMAINVersion history 9
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