DROP CAST

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## DROP CAST

DROP CAST — remove a cast

## Synopsis

```
DROP CAST [ IF EXISTS ] (source_type AS target_type) [ CASCADE | RESTRICT ]

```

## Description

`DROP CAST` removes a previously defined cast.

 To be able to drop a cast, you must own the source or the target data type. These are the same privileges that are required to create a cast.

## Parameters

`IF EXISTS`

 Do not throw an error if the cast does not exist. A notice is issued in this case.

*`source_type`*

 The name of the source data type of the cast.

*`target_type`*

 The name of the target data type of the cast.

`CASCADE`  
`RESTRICT`

 These key words do not have any effect, since there are no dependencies on casts.

## Examples

 To drop the cast from type `text` to type `int`:

```
DROP CAST (text AS int);

```

## Compatibility

 The `DROP CAST` command conforms to the SQL standard.

## See Also

[CREATE CAST](sql-createcast.html)

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