DROP RULE
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SQL - Language Statements
DROP RULE
remove a rewrite rule
DROP RULE
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON relation [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
Parameters
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued
in this case.
name
The name of the rule to drop.
relation
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that
the rule applies to.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule.
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is
the default.
Examples
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
There is no DROP RULE statement in the SQL standard.
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