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6<refentry id="SQL-ALTERLANGUAGE">
7 <indexterm zone="sql-alterlanguage">
8  <primary>ALTER LANGUAGE</primary>
9 </indexterm>
10
11 <refmeta>
12  <refentrytitle>ALTER LANGUAGE</refentrytitle>
13  <manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
14  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
15 </refmeta>
16
17 <refnamediv>
18  <refname>ALTER LANGUAGE</refname>
19  <refpurpose>change the definition of a procedural language</refpurpose>
20 </refnamediv>
21
22 <refsynopsisdiv>
23<synopsis>
24ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>new_name</replaceable>
25ALTER [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable>name</replaceable> OWNER TO { <replaceable>new_owner</replaceable> | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER }
26</synopsis>
27 </refsynopsisdiv>
28
29 <refsect1>
30  <title>Description</title>
31
32  <para>
33   <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command> changes the definition of a
34   procedural language.  The only functionality is to rename the language or
35   assign a new owner.  You must be superuser or owner of the language to
36   use <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command>.
37  </para>
38 </refsect1>
39
40 <refsect1>
41  <title>Parameters</title>
42
43  <variablelist>
44   <varlistentry>
45    <term><replaceable>name</replaceable></term>
46    <listitem>
47     <para>
48      Name of a language
49     </para>
50    </listitem>
51   </varlistentry>
52
53   <varlistentry>
54    <term><replaceable>new_name</replaceable></term>
55    <listitem>
56     <para>
57      The new name of the language
58     </para>
59    </listitem>
60   </varlistentry>
61
62   <varlistentry>
63    <term><replaceable>new_owner</replaceable></term>
64    <listitem>
65     <para>
66      The new owner of the language
67     </para>
68    </listitem>
69   </varlistentry>
70  </variablelist>
71 </refsect1>
72
73 <refsect1>
74  <title>Compatibility</title>
75
76  <para>
77   There is no <command>ALTER LANGUAGE</command> statement in the SQL
78   standard.
79  </para>
80 </refsect1>
81
82 <refsect1>
83  <title>See Also</title>
84
85  <simplelist type="inline">
86   <member><xref linkend="sql-createlanguage"></member>
87   <member><xref linkend="sql-droplanguage"></member>
88  </simplelist>
89 </refsect1>
90
91</refentry>
92