DROP 
LANGUAGE(7)						   SQL Commands 						  DROP LANGUAGE(7)

NAME

       DROP LANGUAGE - remove a procedural language

SYNOPSIS

       DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

DESCRIPTION

       DROP  LANGUAGE  removes the definition of a previously registered procedural language. You must be a superuser or the owner of the language
       to use DROP LANGUAGE.

PARAMETERS

       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 can be enclosed by single quotes.

       CASCADE
	      Automatically drop objects that depend on the language (such as functions in the language).

       RESTRICT
	      Refuse to drop the language if any objects depend on it. This is the default.

EXAMPLES

       This command removes the procedural language plsample:

       DROP LANGUAGE plsample;

COMPATIBILITY

       There is no DROP LANGUAGE statement in the SQL standard.

SEE ALSO

       ALTER LANGUAGE [alter_language(7)], CREATE LANGUAGE [create_language(7)], droplang(1)

SQL - Language Statements					    2010-05-14							  DROP LANGUAGE(7)