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title: DROP TABLE
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### Description
`DROP TABLE` deletes the table and removes the directory associated with the table from the file system
if the table is not `EXTERNAL` table. If the table is not present it throws an exception.
In case of an external table, only the associated metadata information is removed from the metastore database.
If the table is cached, the command uncaches the table and all its dependents.
### Syntax
[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref* ### What changes were proposed in this pull request? This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`. Main changes are as follows; - Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles - Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there - Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format - Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below; ``` --- license... --- ### Description Writes what's the syntax is. ### Syntax {% highlight sql %} SELECT... WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line ... {% endhighlight %} ### Parameters <dl> <dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt> <dd> Param Description </dd> ... </dl> ### Examples {% highlight sql %} -- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here. -- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible. CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE); INSERT INTO t VALUES ('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0); -- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString` -- format (right-aligned). SELECT * FROM t; +---+-----+ |key|value| +---+-----+ | a| 1.0| | a| 2.0| | b| 3.0| | c| 4.0| +---+-----+ -- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents. SELECT key, SUM(value) FROM t GROUP BY key; +---+----------+ |key|sum(value)| +---+----------+ | c| 4.0| | b| 3.0| | a| 3.0| +---+----------+ ... {% endhighlight %} ### Related Statements * [XXX](xxx.html) * ... ``` ### Why are the changes needed? The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community ### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change? Yes. ### How was this patch tested? Manually checked. Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned. Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org> Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
```sql
DROP TABLE [ IF EXISTS ] table_identifier
```
### Parameter
[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref* ### What changes were proposed in this pull request? This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`. Main changes are as follows; - Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles - Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there - Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format - Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below; ``` --- license... --- ### Description Writes what's the syntax is. ### Syntax {% highlight sql %} SELECT... WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line ... {% endhighlight %} ### Parameters <dl> <dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt> <dd> Param Description </dd> ... </dl> ### Examples {% highlight sql %} -- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here. -- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible. CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE); INSERT INTO t VALUES ('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0); -- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString` -- format (right-aligned). SELECT * FROM t; +---+-----+ |key|value| +---+-----+ | a| 1.0| | a| 2.0| | b| 3.0| | c| 4.0| +---+-----+ -- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents. SELECT key, SUM(value) FROM t GROUP BY key; +---+----------+ |key|sum(value)| +---+----------+ | c| 4.0| | b| 3.0| | a| 3.0| +---+----------+ ... {% endhighlight %} ### Related Statements * [XXX](xxx.html) * ... ``` ### Why are the changes needed? The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community ### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change? Yes. ### How was this patch tested? Manually checked. Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned. Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org> Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
* **IF EXISTS**
If specified, no exception is thrown when the table does not exist.
* **table_identifier**
Specifies the table name to be dropped. The table name may be optionally qualified with a database name.
**Syntax:** `[ database_name. ] table_name`
### Examples
[SPARK-31383][SQL][DOC] Clean up the SQL documents in docs/sql-ref* ### What changes were proposed in this pull request? This PR intends to clean up the SQL documents in `doc/sql-ref*`. Main changes are as follows; - Fixes wrong syntaxes and capitalize sub-titles - Adds some DDL queries in `Examples` so that users can run examples there - Makes query output in `Examples` follows the `Dataset.showString` (right-aligned) format - Adds/Removes spaces, Indents, or blank lines to follow the format below; ``` --- license... --- ### Description Writes what's the syntax is. ### Syntax {% highlight sql %} SELECT... WHERE... // 4 indents after the second line ... {% endhighlight %} ### Parameters <dl> <dt><code><em>Param Name</em></code></dt> <dd> Param Description </dd> ... </dl> ### Examples {% highlight sql %} -- It is better that users are able to execute example queries here. -- So, we prepare test data in the first section if possible. CREATE TABLE t (key STRING, value DOUBLE); INSERT INTO t VALUES ('a', 1.0), ('a', 2.0), ('b', 3.0), ('c', 4.0); -- query output has 2 indents and it follows the `Dataset.showString` -- format (right-aligned). SELECT * FROM t; +---+-----+ |key|value| +---+-----+ | a| 1.0| | a| 2.0| | b| 3.0| | c| 4.0| +---+-----+ -- Query statements after the second line have 4 indents. SELECT key, SUM(value) FROM t GROUP BY key; +---+----------+ |key|sum(value)| +---+----------+ | c| 4.0| | b| 3.0| | a| 3.0| +---+----------+ ... {% endhighlight %} ### Related Statements * [XXX](xxx.html) * ... ``` ### Why are the changes needed? The most changes of this PR are pretty minor, but I think the consistent formats/rules to write documents are important for long-term maintenance in our community ### Does this PR introduce any user-facing change? Yes. ### How was this patch tested? Manually checked. Closes #28151 from maropu/MakeRightAligned. Authored-by: Takeshi Yamamuro <yamamuro@apache.org> Signed-off-by: Sean Owen <srowen@gmail.com>
2020-04-13 00:40:36 -04:00
```sql
-- Assumes a table named `employeetable` exists.
DROP TABLE employeetable;
-- Assumes a table named `employeetable` exists in the `userdb` database
DROP TABLE userdb.employeetable;
-- Assumes a table named `employeetable` does not exist.
-- Throws exception
DROP TABLE employeetable;
Error: org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException: Table or view not found: employeetable;
(state=,code=0)
-- Assumes a table named `employeetable` does not exist,Try with IF EXISTS
-- this time it will not throw exception
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS employeetable;
```
### Related Statements
* [CREATE TABLE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table.html)
* [CREATE DATABASE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-database.html)
* [DROP DATABASE](sql-ref-syntax-ddl-drop-database.html)