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📛 NAME

ALTER_LANGUAGE - change the definition of a procedural language

🚀 Quick Reference

Use CaseCommandDescription
Rename a procedural language ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name RENAME TO new_name Assigns a new name to the language
Change owner of a procedural language ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE name OWNER TO { new_owner | CURRENT_ROLE | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } Transfers ownership to a new role

📋 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

🌐 COMPATIBILITY

There is no ALTER LANGUAGE statement in the SQL standard.

👀 SEE ALSO

CREATE LANGUAGE (CREATE_LANGUAGE(7)), DROP LANGUAGE (DROP_LANGUAGE(7))

ALTER_LANGUAGE(7)
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