DROP
Valid in: SQL, ESQL, OpenAPI, ODBC, JDBC, .NET
The DROP statement destroys one or more tables, views, or indexes.
Note: An index with in-memory updates cannot be dropped. Use the MODIFY...TO COMBINE statement to write the in-memory changes to disk.
This statement has the following format:
DROP [objecttype] [IF EXISTS] [schema.]objectname {, [schema.]objectname} [RESTRICT | CASCADE];
objecttype
Specifies the type of object, which can be one of the following keywords:
TABLE
VIEW
INDEX
IF EXISTS
Suppresses error reporting for the specified object if the object does not exist or exists but is not owned by you. Typically, the IF EXISTS clause is used prior to issuing the corresponding CREATE statement to ensure that the CREATE statement does not fail due to an existing object of that type.
objectname
Specifies the name of a table, view, or index.
RESTRICT
Aborts the DROP statement with error if any objects (such as views, synonyms, or referential constraints) depend on the object being dropped.
This is the default for INDEX.
CASCADE
Drops all dependent objects. This is the default for TABLE and VIEW.