DROP ACCESS METHOD

DROP ACCESS METHOD

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SQL - Language Statements

DROP ACCESS METHOD

remove an access method

DROP ACCESS METHOD \[ IF EXISTS \]

name

\[ CASCADE \| RESTRICT \]

Description
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`DROP ACCESS METHOD` removes an existing access method. Only superusers
can drop access methods.

Parameters
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`IF EXISTS`

:   Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist. A notice
    is issued in this case.

name

:   The name of an existing access method.

`CASCADE`

:   Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method (such as
    operator classes, operator families, and indexes), and in turn all
    objects that depend on those objects (see [???](#ddl-depend)).

`RESTRICT`

:   Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This
    is the default.

Examples
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Drop the access method `heptree`:

    DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;

Compatibility
=============

`DROP ACCESS METHOD` is a PostgreSQL extension.

See Also
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