DROP TYPE
DROP TYPE — Remove a data type
Synopsis
DROP TYPE [ IF EXISTS ] name [, ...] [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]
Description
DROP TYPE removes a user-defined data type. Only the owner of a type can remove it.
Parameters
IF EXISTS
Do not throw an error if the type does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.
name
The name of the data type to remove (optionally schema-qualified).
CASCADE
Automatically drop objects that depend on the type (such as table columns, functions, operators), and in turn all objects that depend on those objects.
RESTRICT
Refuse to drop the type if any objects depend on it. This is the default.
Examples
# To remove the data type box:
DROP TYPE box;