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<h2>Name</h2>
<p>DROP LANGUAGE — remove a procedural language</p>
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="synopsis">DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]</pre>
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<a name="id771322"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p> <code class="command">DROP LANGUAGE</code> will remove the definition
of the previously registered procedural language called
<em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em>.
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<dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt>
<dd><p> The name of an existing procedural language. For backward
compatibility, the name may be enclosed by single quotes.
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<dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt>
<dd><p> Automatically drop objects that depend on the language (such as
functions in the language).
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<dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt>
<dd><p> Refuse to drop the language if any objects depend on it. This
is the default.
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<a name="id771388"></a><h2>Examples</h2>
<p> This command removes the procedural language
<code class="literal">plsample</code>:
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<pre class="programlisting">DROP LANGUAGE plsample;</pre>
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<a name="id771408"></a><h2>Compatibility</h2>
<p> There is no <code class="command">DROP LANGUAGE</code> statement in the SQL
standard.
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<a name="id771422"></a><h2>See Also</h2>
<span class="simplelist"><a href="sql-alterlanguage.html">ALTER LANGUAGE</a>, <a href="sql-createlanguage.html">CREATE LANGUAGE</a>, <a href="app-droplang.html" title="droplang"><span class="refentrytitle"><a name="app-droplang-title"></a><span class="application">droplang</span></span></a></span>
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