arangodb/Documentation/DocuBlocks/Rest/Views/put_api_view_rename.md

@startDocuBlock put_api_view_rename @brief renames a View

@RESTHEADER{PUT /_api/view/{view-name}/rename, Rename a View, modifyView:rename}

@RESTURLPARAMETERS

@RESTURLPARAM{view-name,string,required} The name of the View to rename.

@RESTDESCRIPTION Renames a View. Expects an object with the attribute(s)

• name: The new name

It returns an object with the attributes

• id: The identifier of the View.
• name: The new name of the View.
• type: The View type.

Note: This method is not available in a cluster.

@RESTRETURNCODES

@RESTRETURNCODE{400} If the view-name is missing, then a HTTP 400 is returned.

@RESTRETURNCODE{404} If the view-name is unknown, then a HTTP 404 is returned.

@EXAMPLES

@EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN{RestViewPutRename} var viewName = "products1"; var viewType = "arangosearch";

var view = db._createView(viewName, viewType);
var url = "/_api/view/" + view.name() + "/rename";

var response = logCurlRequest('PUT', url, { name: "viewNewName" });

assert(response.code === 200);
db._flushCache();
db._dropView("viewNewName");

logJsonResponse(response);

@END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN @endDocuBlock