Hi,
Sorry if this is a n00b question. For the example that Jacques used in the
previous thread, how does it work if the struct is nullable - shouldn't
there
be a is_null array between 1 and 2?
For instance, with the example:
list elem #0: { , null, }
list elem #1: { }
list elem #2: null
list e
Chao -- yes, I believe you're right.
In an IPC message, if the node is required or has null_count == 0,
then the null bitmap can be omitted from the payload, but otherwise
it's there (this is similar to the Hive HS2 V6 protocol).
One alternative to this is that rather than omitting the bitmap, it
Thanks Wes. This makes sense.
Best,
Chao
On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Wes McKinney wrote:
> Chao -- yes, I believe you're right.
>
> In an IPC message, if the node is required or has null_count == 0,
> then the null bitmap can be omitted from the payload, but otherwise
> it's there (this is
