Description
You can execute the DROP VIEW statement to drop a view.
Limitations and considerations
When you drop a view, you must have the DROP privilege on the view.
Privilege requirements
To execute the DROP VIEW statement, you must have the DROP privilege. For more information about privileges in OceanBase Database, see Privilege types in Oracle mode.
Syntax
DROP VIEW [schema.] view_name [CASCADE | RESTRICT];
Parameter explanation
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
| schema. | The schema where the view to be dropped is located. If you omit schema., the default schema is your current schema. |
| view_name | The name of the view to be dropped. |
| CASCADE | RESTRICT | CASCADE specifies to drop the view and all objects that depend on the view. RESTRICT specifies to drop the view only if no objects depend on it. Notice At present, this parameter is not supported. If it is specified, it will be parsed and ignored. |
Examples
Drop the
v1view.obclient> DROP VIEW v1; Query OK, 0 rows affectedIf you do not have the
DROP ANY VIEWprivilege, an error occurs indicating that you have insufficient privileges when you attempt to drop a view.obclient> DROP VIEW user1.v2; ORA-01031: insufficient privileges