DROP_RULE7
Remove a rewrite rule
Usage
DROP RULE [ IF EXISTS ] name ON table_name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Overview
DROP RULE drops a rewrite rule.
Parameters
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the rule does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of the rule to drop.
table_name
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of the table or view that the rule applies to.
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the rule, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.15).
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the rule if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
To drop the rewrite rule newrule:
DROP RULE newrule ON mytable;
Compatibility
DROP RULE is a PostgreSQL language extension, as is the entire query rewrite system.