method

drop_table

v3.2.1 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SchemaStatements

drop_table(table_name)

public

Drops a table from the database.

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_statements.rb, line 255
      def drop_table(table_name)
        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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