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<h1 class="topictitle1">Drop a database object</h1>
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<div><p>The DROP statement deletes an object. Depending on the action requested,
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any objects that are directly or indirectly dependent on that object might
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also be deleted or might prevent the drop from happening.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>For example, if you drop a table, any aliases, constraints, triggers,
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views, or indexes associated with that table are also dropped.
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Whenever an object is deleted, its description is deleted from the catalog.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>For example, to drop table EMPLOYEE, issue the following statement: </p>
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<pre><strong>DROP TABLE</strong> EMPLOYEE <strong>RESTRICT</strong></pre>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbafysqltech.htm" title="Data definition language (DDL) describes the portion of SQL that allows you to create, alter, and destroy database objects. These database objects include schemas, tables, views, sequences, catalogs, indexes, and aliases.">Data definition language (DDL)</a></div>
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<div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br />
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<div><a href="../db2/rbafzmstdropst.htm">DROP statement</a></div>
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