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ALTER ROUTINE <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ ( [ [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [, ...] ] ) ]
<em class="replaceable"><code>action</code></em> [ ... ] [ RESTRICT ]
ALTER ROUTINE <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ ( [ [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [, ...] ] ) ]
RENAME TO <em class="replaceable"><code>new_name</code></em>
ALTER ROUTINE <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ ( [ [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [, ...] ] ) ]
OWNER TO { <em class="replaceable"><code>new_owner</code></em> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
ALTER ROUTINE <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ ( [ [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [, ...] ] ) ]
SET SCHEMA <em class="replaceable"><code>new_schema</code></em>
ALTER ROUTINE <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> [ ( [ [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [, ...] ] ) ]
DEPENDS ON EXTENSION <em class="replaceable"><code>extension_name</code></em>
<span class="phrase">where <em class="replaceable"><code>action</code></em> is one of:</span>
IMMUTABLE | STABLE | VOLATILE | [ NOT ] LEAKPROOF
[ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY INVOKER | [ EXTERNAL ] SECURITY DEFINER
PARALLEL { UNSAFE | RESTRICTED | SAFE }
COST <em class="replaceable"><code>execution_cost</code></em>
ROWS <em class="replaceable"><code>result_rows</code></em>
SET <em class="replaceable"><code>configuration_parameter</code></em> { TO | = } { <em class="replaceable"><code>value</code></em> | DEFAULT }
SET <em class="replaceable"><code>configuration_parameter</code></em> FROM CURRENT
RESET <em class="replaceable"><code>configuration_parameter</code></em>
RESET ALL
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.27.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">ALTER ROUTINE</code> changes the definition of a routine, which
can be an aggregate function, a normal function, or a procedure. See
under <a class="xref" href="sql-alteraggregate.html" title="ALTER AGGREGATE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER AGGREGATE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-alterfunction.html" title="ALTER FUNCTION"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER FUNCTION</span></a>,
and <a class="xref" href="sql-alterprocedure.html" title="ALTER PROCEDURE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER PROCEDURE</span></a> for the description of the
parameters, more examples, and further details.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.27.6"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
To rename the routine <code class="literal">foo</code> for type
<code class="type">integer</code> to <code class="literal">foobar</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
ALTER ROUTINE foo(integer) RENAME TO foobar;
</pre><p>
This command will work independent of whether <code class="literal">foo</code> is an
aggregate, function, or procedure.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.27.7"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
This statement is partially compatible with the <code class="command">ALTER
ROUTINE</code> statement in the SQL standard. See
under <a class="xref" href="sql-alterfunction.html" title="ALTER FUNCTION"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER FUNCTION</span></a>
and <a class="xref" href="sql-alterprocedure.html" title="ALTER PROCEDURE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER PROCEDURE</span></a> for more details. Allowing
routine names to refer to aggregate functions is
a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.27.8"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-alteraggregate.html" title="ALTER AGGREGATE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER AGGREGATE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-alterfunction.html" title="ALTER FUNCTION"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER FUNCTION</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-alterprocedure.html" title="ALTER PROCEDURE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER PROCEDURE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-droproutine.html" title="DROP ROUTINE"><span class="refentrytitle">DROP ROUTINE</span></a></span><p>
Note that there is no <code class="literal">CREATE ROUTINE</code> command.
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