Drop a user-defined type (UDT) (TypeScript)
Drops a user-defined type (UDT) from a keyspace.
You can’t drop a user-defined type that is currently used by a table. You must first use drop the columns that use the user-defined type.
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Ready to write code? See the examples for this method to get started. If you are new to the Data API, check out the quickstart. |
Result
Drops the specified user-defined type.
Returns a promise that resolves once the operation completes.
Parameters
Use the dropType method, which belongs to the Db class.
Method signature
async dropType(
name: string,
options?: {
ifExists?: boolean,
timeout?: number | TimeoutDescriptor,
keyspace?: string,
}
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The name of the user-defined type to drop. |
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Optional.
The options for this operation.
See Properties of |
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Optional. Whether the command should silently succeed even if a user-defined type with the given name does not exist in the keyspace and a user-defined type wasn’t dropped. Default: false |
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Optional. The keyspace containing the user-defined type. Default: The working keyspace for the database.
This is |
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Optional. A timeout to impose on the underlying API request. |
Examples
The following examples demonstrate how to drop a user-defined type.
Drop a user-defined type
import { DataAPIClient } from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";
// Get a database
const client = new DataAPIClient();
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT", {
token: "APPLICATION_TOKEN",
});
// Drop a user-defined type
(async function () {
await database.dropType("UDT_NAME");
})();Drop a user-defined type only if the type exists
Use this option to silently do nothing if a user-defined type with the specified name does not exist.
import { DataAPIClient } from "@datastax/astra-db-ts";
// Get a database
const client = new DataAPIClient();
const database = client.db("API_ENDPOINT", {
token: "APPLICATION_TOKEN",
});
// Drop a user-defined type
(async function () {
await database.dropType("UDT_NAME", { ifExists: true });
})();Client reference
For more information, see the client reference.
