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+<!--
+doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_language.sgml
+PostgreSQL documentation
+-->
+
+<refentry id="sql-droplanguage">
+ <indexterm zone="sql-droplanguage">
+ <primary>DROP LANGUAGE</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>DROP LANGUAGE</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>DROP LANGUAGE</refname>
+ <refpurpose>remove a procedural language</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+<synopsis>
+DROP [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE [ IF EXISTS ] <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
+</synopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <command>DROP LANGUAGE</command> removes the definition of a
+ previously registered procedural language. You must be a superuser
+ or the owner of the language to use <command>DROP LANGUAGE</command>.
+ </para>
+
+ <note>
+ <para>
+ As of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.1, most procedural
+ languages have been made into <quote>extensions</quote>, and should
+ therefore be removed with <link linkend="sql-dropextension"><command>DROP EXTENSION</command></link>
+ not <command>DROP LANGUAGE</command>.
+ </para>
+ </note>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Parameters</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>IF EXISTS</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Do not throw an error if the language does not exist. A notice is issued
+ in this case.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The name of an existing procedural language.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>CASCADE</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Automatically drop objects that depend on the language (such as
+ functions in the language),
+ and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
+ (see <xref linkend="ddl-depend"/>).
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>RESTRICT</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Refuse to drop the language if any objects depend on it. This
+ is the default.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+
+ <para>
+ This command removes the procedural language
+ <literal>plsample</literal>:
+
+<programlisting>
+DROP LANGUAGE plsample;
+</programlisting></para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Compatibility</title>
+
+ <para>
+ There is no <command>DROP LANGUAGE</command> statement in the SQL
+ standard.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+
+ <simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-alterlanguage"/></member>
+ <member><xref linkend="sql-createlanguage"/></member>
+ </simplelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>