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<h4>isWriteCompatible</h4>
<pre>public&nbsp;boolean&nbsp;isWriteCompatible(<a href="../../../../io/delta/standalone/types/StructType.html" title="class in io.delta.standalone.types">StructType</a>&nbsp;newSchema)</pre>
<div class="block">Whether a new schema can replace this existing schema in a Delta table without rewriting data
 files in the table.
 <p>
 Returns false if the new schema:
 <ul>
     <li>Drops any column that is present in the current schema</li>
     <li>Converts nullable