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DROP AGGREGATE [ IF EXISTS ] <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> ( <em class="replaceable"><code>aggregate_signature</code></em> ) [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
<span class="phrase">where <em class="replaceable"><code>aggregate_signature</code></em> is:</span>
* |
[ <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>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [ , ... ] ] ORDER BY [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em> ] [ <em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em> ] <em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em> [ , ... ]
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.104.5"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">DROP AGGREGATE</code> removes an existing
aggregate function. To execute this command the current
user must be the owner of the aggregate function.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.104.6"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">IF EXISTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Do not throw an error if the aggregate does not exist. A notice is issued
in this case.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing aggregate function.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>argmode</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The mode of an argument: <code class="literal">IN</code> or <code class="literal">VARIADIC</code>.
If omitted, the default is <code class="literal">IN</code>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>argname</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of an argument.
Note that <code class="command">DROP AGGREGATE</code> does not actually pay
any attention to argument names, since only the argument data
types are needed to determine the aggregate function's identity.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>argtype</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
An input data type on which the aggregate function operates.
To reference a zero-argument aggregate function, write <code class="literal">*</code>
in place of the list of argument specifications.
To reference an ordered-set aggregate function, write
<code class="literal">ORDER BY</code> between the direct and aggregated argument
specifications.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">CASCADE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Automatically drop objects that depend on the aggregate function
(such as views using it),
and in turn all objects that depend on those objects
(see <a class="xref" href="ddl-depend.html" title="5.13. Dependency Tracking">Section 5.13</a>).
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">RESTRICT</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Refuse to drop the aggregate function if any objects depend on
it. This is the default.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.104.7"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
Alternative syntaxes for referencing ordered-set aggregates
are described under <a class="xref" href="sql-alteraggregate.html" title="ALTER AGGREGATE"><span class="refentrytitle">ALTER AGGREGATE</span></a>.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.104.8"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
To remove the aggregate function <code class="literal">myavg</code> for type
<code class="type">integer</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP AGGREGATE myavg(integer);
</pre><p>
</p><p>
To remove the hypothetical-set aggregate function <code class="literal">myrank</code>,
which takes an arbitrary list of ordering columns and a matching list
of direct arguments:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP AGGREGATE myrank(VARIADIC "any" ORDER BY VARIADIC "any");
</pre><p>
</p><p>
To remove multiple aggregate functions in one command:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
DROP AGGREGATE myavg(integer), myavg(bigint);
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.104.9"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
There is no <code class="command">DROP AGGREGATE</code> statement in the SQL
standard.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.104.10"><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-createaggregate.html" title="CREATE AGGREGATE"><span class="refentrytitle">CREATE AGGREGATE</span></a></span></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr /><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="sql-drop-access-method.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="sql-commands.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sql-dropcast.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">DROP ACCESS METHOD </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> DROP CAST</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
