DROP TRIGGER Statement

The DROP TRIGGER statement drops a database trigger from the database.

Topics

Prerequisites
Syntax
Semantics
Example
Related Topics

Prerequisites

The trigger must be in your schema or you must have the DROP ANY TRIGGER system privilege. To drop a trigger on DATABASE in another user's schema, you must also have the ADMINISTER DATABASE TRIGGER system privilege.

Syntax

drop_trigger ::=

Description of the illustration drop_trigger.eps

Semantics

IF EXISTS

Drops the trigger if it exists. If no such trigger exists, the statement is ignored without error.

schema

Name of the schema containing the trigger. Default: your schema.

trigger

Name of the trigger to be dropped.

Example

Example 15-39 Dropping a Trigger

This statement drops the salary_check trigger in the schema hr:

DROP TRIGGER hr.salary_check;