GitHub user takaaki7 added a comment to the discussion: [Format] Inline parent validity bitmap into child validity bitmap
Accessing Arrow Struct children requires checking both parent and child validity (p[i] && c[i]), which can feel cumbersome. For example, Java's StructVector.getChild(), needing explicit parent.isNull(i) checks. I think setting the child's validity bit to null at the format level when the parent is null would reduce burden and overhead for users. GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/arrow/discussions/46086#discussioncomment-12788496 ---- This is an automatically sent email for user@arrow.apache.org. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: user-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org
