DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW

Remove the named materialized view.

Immediate, irreversible removal of a materialized view, including all data it contains. This operation has no effect on the base table.

Restriction: Drop all materialized views associated with a base table before dropping the table.

Synopsis

DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW [IF EXISTS] [keyspace_name.] view_name
Table 1. Legend
Syntax conventions Description
UPPERCASE Literal keyword.
Lowercase Not literal.
Italics Variable value. Replace with a user-defined value.
[] Optional. Square brackets ( [] ) surround optional command arguments. Do not type the square brackets.
( ) Group. Parentheses ( ( ) ) identify a group to choose from. Do not type the parentheses.
| Or. A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative elements. Type any one of the elements. Do not type the vertical bar.
... Repeatable. An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the syntax element as often as required.
'Literal string' Single quotation ( ' ) marks must surround literal strings in CQL statements. Use single quotation marks to preserve upper case.
{ key : value } Map collection. Braces ( { } ) enclose map collections or key value pairs. A colon separates the key and the value.
<datatype1,datatype2> Set, list, map, or tuple. Angle brackets ( < > ) enclose data types in a set, list, map, or tuple. Separate the data types with a comma.
cql_statement; End CQL statement. A semicolon ( ; ) terminates all CQL statements.
[--] Separate the command line options from the command arguments with two hyphens ( -- ). This syntax is useful when arguments might be mistaken for command line options.
' <schema> ... </schema> ' Search CQL only: Single quotation marks ( ' ) surround an entire XML schema declaration.
@xml_entity='xml_entity_type' Search CQL only: Identify the entity and literal value to overwrite the XML element in the schema and solrConfig files.
IF EXISTS
Cassandra checks on whether the specified materialized view exists. If the materialized view does not exist, the operation fails. Optional.
keyspace_name
To drop a materialized view in a keyspace other than the current keyspace, put the keyspace name in front of the materialized view name, followed by a period.
view_name
The name of the materialized view to drop

Example

DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW cycling.cyclist_by_age;