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.TH "DROP TYPE" SQL 11/05/95 PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
.SH NAME
drop type - remove a user-defined type from the system catalogs
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
\fBdrop type\fR typename
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
This command removes a user type from the system catalogs.  Only the
owner of a type can remove it.
.PP
It is the user's responsibility to remove any operators, functions,
aggregates, access methods, subtypes, classes, etc. that use a
deleted type.
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
--
--remove the box type
--
drop type box
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
create_type(l),
drop_operator(l).
.SH "BUGS"
If a built-in type is removed, the behavior of the backend is unpredictable.
