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## org.crosswire.jsword.book
Interface BookDriver

All Superinterfaces:
  BookProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractBookDriver, ReadingsBookDriver, SwordBookDriver

    public interface BookDriver

extends BookProvider

The BibleDriver class allows creation of new Books.

Author:
  Joe Walker [joe at eireneh dot com]
See Also:
  `for license details. The copyright to this program is held by it's authors.`

Method Summary
`Book` | `create(Book source)` Create a new Book based on a source.
`void` | `delete(Book dead)` Delete this Book from the system.
`String` | `getDriverName()` A short name for this BookDriver
`boolean` | `isDeletable(Book dead)` Is this book able to be deleted.
`boolean` | `isWritable()` Is this name capable of creating writing data in the correct format as well as reading it?

Methods inherited from interface org.crosswire.jsword.book.BookProvider
`getBooks, getFirstBook`

Method Detail

### isWritable

    boolean isWritable()

  Is this name capable of creating writing data in the correct format as well as reading it?

  Returns:
    true/false to indicate ability to write data

### create

    Book create(Book source)
                throws BookException

  Create a new Book based on a source.

  Parameters:
    `source` - The Book from which to copy data
  Returns:
    The new WritableBible
  Throws:
    `BookException` - If the name is not valid

### isDeletable

    boolean isDeletable(Book dead)

  Is this book able to be deleted.

  Parameters:
    `dead` - the book to be deleted
  Returns:
    whether the book can be deleted.

### delete

    void delete(Book dead)
                throws BookException

  Delete this Book from the system. Take care with this method for obvious reasons. For most implemenations of Book etc, this method will throw up because most will be read-only.

  Throws:
    `BookException` - If the Book can't be deleted.

### getDriverName

    String getDriverName()

  A short name for this BookDriver

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