# 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.

# See Also

CREATE LANGUAGE, DROP LANGUAGE