DROP AGGREGATE
SQL - Language Statements
DROP AGGREGATE
remove a user-defined aggregate function
1999-07-20
DROP AGGREGATE name ( type ) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
1998-04-15
Inputs
name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing aggregate function.
type
The input data type of the aggregate function,
or * if the function accepts any input type.
(Refer to the &cite-user; for further information about data types.)
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the aggregate.
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the aggregate if there are any dependent objects.
This is the default.
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Outputs
DROP AGGREGATE
Message returned if the command is successful.
ERROR: RemoveAggregate: aggregate 'name' for type type does not exist
This message occurs if the aggregate function specified does not
exist in the database.
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Description
DROP AGGREGATE will delete an existing
aggregate definition. To execute this command the current
user must be the owner of the aggregate.
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Notes
Use
to create aggregate functions.
Usage
To remove the myavg aggregate for type
int4:
DROP AGGREGATE myavg(int4);
Compatibility
1998-04-15
SQL92
There is no DROP AGGREGATE statement
in SQL92; the statement is a
PostgreSQL
language extension.