method

drop_table

v4.0.2 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements

drop_table(table_name, options = {})

public

Drops a table from the database.

Although this command ignores options and the block if one is given, it can be helpful to provide these in a migration’s change method so it can be reverted. In that case, options and the block will be used by create_table.

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 351
      def drop_table(table_name, options = {})
        execute "DROP TABLE #{quote_table_name(table_name)}"
      end

1Note

use create table :force => true

ivanoats · Apr 8, 20092 thanks

if you want to drop a table before creating one in a migration, use the :force => true option of the create_table method

drop_table

1Note

use create table :force => true

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