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DEALLOCATE

— deallocate a prepared statement

Synopsis​

DEALLOCATE [PREPARE] { <name> | ALL }

Description​

DEALLOCATE is used to deallocate a previously prepared SQL statement. If you do not explicitly deallocate a prepared statement, it is deallocated when the session ends.

For more information on prepared statements, see PREPARE.

Parameters​

PREPARE
This optional key word is ignored and has no semantical meaning.
<name>
The name of the prepared statement to deallocate.
ALL
Deallocate all prepared statements.

Compatibility​

The SQL standard includes a DEALLOCATE statement, but it is only for use in embedded SQL.