DROP ACCESS METHOD
DROP ACCESS METHOD — remove an access method
Synopsis
DROP ACCESS METHOD [ IF EXISTS ] name [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP ACCESS METHOD removes an existing access method. Only superusers can drop access methods. 
Parameters
- IF EXISTS
- Do not throw an error if the access method does not exist. A notice is issued in this case. 
- name
- The name of an existing access method. 
- CASCADE
- Automatically drop objects that depend on the access method (such as operator classes, operator families, and indexes), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects (see Section 5.14). 
- RESTRICT
- Refuse to drop the access method if any objects depend on it. This is the default. 
Examples
 Drop the access method heptree: 
DROP ACCESS METHOD heptree;
Compatibility
DROP ACCESS METHOD is a Postgres Pro extension. 

