DROP INDEX statement

DROP INDEX removes the specified index.

Syntax

DROP INDEX indexName

Examples

DROP INDEX OrigIndex

DROP INDEX DestIndex

Statement dependency system

If there is an open cursor on the table from which the index is dropped, the DROP INDEX statement generates an error and does not drop the index. Otherwise, statements that depend on the index's table are invalidated.

Related reference
DROP DERBY AGGREGATE statement
DROP FUNCTION statement
DROP PROCEDURE statement
DROP ROLE statement
DROP SCHEMA statement
DROP SEQUENCE statement
DROP SYNONYM statement
DROP TABLE statement
DROP TRIGGER statement
DROP TYPE statement
DROP VIEW statement