DROP VIEW statement

Drops the specified view.

Syntax

DROP VIEW view-Name
DROP VIEW AnIdentifier

Statement dependency system

Any statements referencing the view are invalidated on a DROP VIEW statement. DROP VIEW is disallowed if there are any views or open cursors dependent on the view. The view must be dropped before any objects that it is dependent on can be dropped.

Related reference
DROP FUNCTION statement
DROP INDEX 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