# ALTER LANGUAGE
ALTER LANGUAGE — change the definition of a procedural language
# Synopsis
ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name RENAME TO new_name
ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
# Description
ALTER LANGUAGE
changes the definition of a procedural language. The only functionality is to rename the language or assign a new owner. You must be superuser or owner of the language to use ALTER LANGUAGE
.
# Parameters
name
Name of a language
new_name
The new name of the language
new_owner
The new owner of the language
# Compatibility
There is no ALTER LANGUAGE
statement in the SQL standard.