DROP TYPE() SQL Commands DROP TYPE()NAME
DROP TYPE - remove a data type
SYNOPSIS
DROP TYPE name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP TYPE will remove a user-defined data type. Only the owner of a
type can remove it.
PARAMETERS
name The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the data type to
remove.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the type (such as ta‐
ble columns, functions, operators).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the type if any objects depend on it. This is the
default.
EXAMPLES
To remove the data type box:
DROP TYPE box;
COMPATIBILITY
This command is similar to the corresponding command in the SQL stan‐
dard, but note that the CREATE TYPE command and the data type extension
mechanisms in PostgreSQL differ from the SQL standard.
SEE ALSO
CREATE TYPE [create_type(7)], ALTER TYPE [alter_type(l)]
SQL - Language Statements 2005-11-05 DROP TYPE()