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CLOSE { <em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em> | ALL }
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.50.6"><h2>Description</h2><p>
<code class="command">CLOSE</code> frees the resources associated with an open cursor.
After the cursor is closed, no subsequent operations
are allowed on it. A cursor should be closed when it is
no longer needed.
</p><p>
Every non-holdable open cursor is implicitly closed when a
transaction is terminated by <code class="command">COMMIT</code> or
<code class="command">ROLLBACK</code>. A holdable cursor is implicitly
closed if the transaction that created it aborts via
<code class="command">ROLLBACK</code>. If the creating transaction
successfully commits, the holdable cursor remains open until an
explicit <code class="command">CLOSE</code> is executed, or the client
disconnects.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.50.7"><h2>Parameters</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><em class="replaceable"><code>name</code></em></span></dt><dd><p>
The name of an open cursor to close.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="literal">ALL</code></span></dt><dd><p>
Close all open cursors.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.50.8"><h2>Notes</h2><p>
<span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> does not have an explicit
<code class="command">OPEN</code> cursor statement; a cursor is considered
open when it is declared. Use the
<a class="xref" href="sql-declare.html" title="DECLARE"><span class="refentrytitle">DECLARE</span></a>
statement to declare a cursor.
</p><p>
You can see all available cursors by querying the <a class="link" href="view-pg-cursors.html" title="52.68. pg_cursors"><code class="structname">pg_cursors</code></a> system view.
</p><p>
If a cursor is closed after a savepoint which is later rolled back,
the <code class="command">CLOSE</code> is not rolled back; that is, the cursor
remains closed.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.50.9"><h2>Examples</h2><p>
Close the cursor <code class="literal">liahona</code>:
</p><pre class="programlisting">
CLOSE liahona;
</pre></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.50.10"><h2>Compatibility</h2><p>
<code class="command">CLOSE</code> is fully conforming with the SQL
standard. <code class="command">CLOSE ALL</code> is a <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>
extension.
</p></div><div class="refsect1" id="id-1.9.3.50.11"><h2>See Also</h2><span class="simplelist"><a class="xref" href="sql-declare.html" title="DECLARE"><span class="refentrytitle">DECLARE</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-fetch.html" title="FETCH"><span class="refentrytitle">FETCH</span></a>, <a class="xref" href="sql-move.html" title="MOVE"><span class="refentrytitle">MOVE</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-checkpoint.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-cluster.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">CHECKPOINT </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> CLUSTER</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
