SQL Commands / Tables & Views
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW
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Syntax
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Syntax diagrams
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Description
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW drops an existing materialized view. To execute this command you must be the owner of the materialized view.
Parameters
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the materialized view does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
nameThe name (optionally schema-qualified) of the materialized view to remove.
CASCADEAutomatically drop objects that depend on the materialized view (such as other materialized views, or regular views), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICTRefuse to drop the materialized view if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
This command will remove the materialized view called order_summary:
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW order_summary;
Compatibility
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW is a PostgreSQL extension.
See Also
CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW, ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW, REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEWRelated entries
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