DROP TABLE

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See also ➞ ALTER DATABASE ➞ Manage Tables

Drop table:

// (a): SQL syntax
const savepoint = await client.query(
    `DROP TABLE database_1.table_1`,
    { desc: 'Drop description' }
);

// (b): Function-based syntax
const savepoint = await client.database('database_1').dropTable(
    'table_1',
    { desc: 'Drop description' }
);

Note

While the default function-based syntax may read "drop table", you can imply the "view" kind by setting options.kind === 'view':

client.dropTable(..., { desc: 'Drop description', kind: 'view' });

Drop with an IF EXISTS check:

// (a): SQL syntax
const savepoint = await client.query(
    `DROP TABLE IF EXISTS database_1.table_1`,
    { desc: 'Drop description' }
);

// (b): Function-based syntax
const savepoint = await client.database('database_1').dropTable(
    'table_1',
    { desc: 'Drop description', ifExists: true }
);

Drop with a CASCADE or RESTRICT rule (PostgreSQL):

// (a): SQL syntax
const savepoint = await client.query(
    `DROP TABLE database_1.table_1 CASCADE`,
    { desc: 'Drop description' }
);

// (b): Function-based syntax
const savepoint = await client.database('database_1').dropTable(
    'table_1',
    { desc: 'Drop description', cascade: true }
);