Keywords: DROP TABLE statement, Tables, dropping

# DROP TABLE statement

DROP TABLE removes the specified table.

#### Syntax

    DROP TABLE table-Name

#### Statement dependency system

Triggers, constraints (primary, unique, check and references from the table being dropped) and indexes on the table are silently dropped. The existence of an open cursor that references table being dropped cause the DROP TABLE statement to generate an error, and the table is not dropped.

Dropping a table invalidates statements that depend on the table. (Invalidating a statement causes it to be recompiled upon the next execution. See Interaction with the dependency system.)

Parent topic: DROP statements
Related reference
DROP FUNCTION statement
DROP INDEX statement
DROP PROCEDURE statement
DROP SCHEMA statement
DROP SYNONYM statement
DROP TRIGGER statement
DROP VIEW statement