srowen commented on a change in pull request #25533:
[SPARK-28798][DOC][SQL]Document DROP TABLE/VIEW statement in SQL Reference.
URL: https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/25533#discussion_r337179440
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File path: docs/sql-ref-syntax-ddl-drop-view.md
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limitations under the License.
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-**This page is under construction**
+### Description
+DROP VIEW removes the metadata associated with a specified view from the
catalog.
+
+### Syntax
+{% highlight sql %}
+DROP VIEW [IF EXISTS] [database_name.]view_name
+{% endhighlight %}
+
+### Parameter
+<dl>
+ <dt><code><em>IF EXISTS</em></code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ If specified, no exception is thrown when the view does not exist.
+ </dd>
+ <dt><code><em>database_name</em></code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ Specifies the database name where view is present.
+ </dd>
+ <dt><code><em>view_name</em></code></dt>
+ <dd>
+ Specifies the view name to be dropped.
+ </dd>
+</dl>
+
+### Example
+{% highlight sql %}
+-- Assumes a view name `employeeView` exist.
+DROP VIEW employeeView;
++---------+--+
+| Result |
++---------+--+
++---------+--+
+
+-- Assumes a view name `employeeView` exist in `userdb` database
Review comment:
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