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| <refentry id="SQL-ALTERLANGUAGE"> |
| <refmeta> |
| <refentrytitle id="SQL-ALTERLANGUAGE-title">ALTER LANGUAGE</refentrytitle> |
| <manvolnum>7</manvolnum> |
| <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo> |
| </refmeta> |
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| <refnamediv> |
| <refname>ALTER LANGUAGE</refname> |
| <refpurpose>change the definition of a procedural language</refpurpose> |
| </refnamediv> |
| |
| <indexterm zone="sql-alterlanguage"> |
| <primary>ALTER LANGUAGE</primary> |
| </indexterm> |
| |
| <refsynopsisdiv> |
| <synopsis> |
| ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable> |
| ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable>name</replaceable> OWNER TO <replaceable>new_owner</replaceable> |
| </synopsis> |
| </refsynopsisdiv> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Description</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command> 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 <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command>. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Parameters</title> |
| |
| <variablelist> |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| Name of a language |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable>newname</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| The new name of the language |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| |
| <varlistentry> |
| <term><replaceable>new_owner</replaceable></term> |
| <listitem> |
| <para> |
| The new owner of the language |
| </para> |
| </listitem> |
| </varlistentry> |
| </variablelist> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>Compatibility</title> |
| |
| <para> |
| There is no <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command> statement in the SQL |
| standard. |
| </para> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| <refsect1> |
| <title>See Also</title> |
| |
| <simplelist type="inline"> |
| <member><xref linkend="sql-createlanguage" endterm="sql-createlanguage-title"></member> |
| <member><xref linkend="sql-droplanguage" endterm="sql-droplanguage-title"></member> |
| </simplelist> |
| </refsect1> |
| |
| </refentry> |