DROP CAST
DROP CAST — remove a cast
Synopsis
DROP CAST [ IF EXISTS ] (source_typeAStarget_type) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description #
DROP CAST removes a previously defined cast.
To be able to drop a cast, you must own the source or the target data type. These are the same privileges that are required to create a cast.
Parameters
IF EXISTSDo not throw an error if the cast does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
source_typeThe name of the source data type of the cast.
target_typeThe name of the target data type of the cast.
CASCADERESTRICTThese key words do not have any effect, since there are no dependencies on casts.
Compatibility #
The DROP CAST command conforms to the SQL standard.