DROP ACCESS METHOD(7) PostgreSQL 10.1 Documentation DROP ACCESS METHOD(7)NAMEDROP_ACCESS_METHOD - remove an access method
SYNOPSIS
DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
DESCRIPTION
DROP ACCESS METHOD removes an existing access method. Only superusers
can drop access methods.
PARAMETERS
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 Section 5.13).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This
is the default.
EXAMPLES
Drop the access method heptree:
DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;
COMPATIBILITY
DROP ACCESS METHOD is a PostgreSQL extension.
SEE ALSO
CREATE ACCESS METHOD (CREATE_ACCESS_METHOD(7))
PostgreSQL 10.1 2017 DROP ACCESS METHOD(7)
