The DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW
command allows you to delete a materialized view. This command removes the specified materialized view, but does not affect the underlying tables that the materialized view was based on.
Syntax
The syntax for a DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW
statement is:
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW [IF EXISTS] view_name
Parameters
MATERIALIZED VIEW
: Keyword used to specify that a materialized view should be dropped.IF EXISTS
: This is an optional clause. If theIF EXISTS
clause is included, the statement will not return an error if the specified materialized view does not exist. If theIF EXISTS
clause is not included and the specified materialized view does not exist, the statement will result in an error.view_name
: The name of the materialized view to be dropped.
Example
Here is an example of a DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW
statement:
DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS my_materialized_view
This example deletes the materialized view my_materialized_view
if it exists.
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