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Oracle Drop Table

Oracle Drop TABLE statement removeor delete the existing table from database. The DROP TABLE statement not only removes a table but also remove its structure and data permanently from the database. In Oracle, you can remove multiple tables using a single DROP TABLE statement, each table is separated by a comma (,).

Oracle DROP TABLE Syntax

To remove existing table, use the following syntax:

Syntax

DROP TABLE tablename [, table_name] ...

Parameters:

oldtablename: The old table name that you want to rename.

newtablename: The new table name for the existing table.

Oracle Drop TABLE example

The following Oracle statement to remove existing table:

Example

DROP TABLE tblCustomer;

Note:

In the above example, we removed the existing table "tblCustomer" from database.