DROP LANGUAGE
Removes a procedural language.
Synopsis
DROP [PROCEDURAL] LANGUAGE [IF EXISTS] <name> [CASCADE | RESTRICT]
Description
DROP LANGUAGE removes the definition of the previously registered procedural language. You must be a superuser or owner of the language to drop a language.
Parameters
PROCEDURAL
Optional keyword - has no effect.
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the language does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of an existing procedural language. For backward compatibility, the name may be enclosed by single quotes.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the language (such as functions written in that language), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects.
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the language if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
Remove the procedural language plsample:
DROP LANGUAGE plsample;
Compatibility
There is no DROP LANGUAGE statement in the SQL standard.
