[ARROW-1098] Document Error?

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.5.0
• Component/s: Format
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/16685
• Assignee: lynn
• Reporter: lynn
• Created: 07/Jun/17 08:04
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:12
• Resolved: 04/Jul/17 15:26

Description

in the "format/Layout.md" instruction file, the part which title is "Example layout: SparseUnion<u0: Int32, u1: Float, u2: List<Char>>":

• children arrays:
  the value buffer of "u0" field, it's "Bytes 0-3" respective value should be 5?

the detail info as the follow attachment jpg.

There is a word spell error in the part which title is "Dictionary encoding":
The Dictionary is received as a DictionaryBacth whose id is referenced by a dictionary attribute defined in the metadata (Message.fbs) in the Field table.
The word "DictionaryBacth" should be "DictionaryBatch".