[ARROW-13358] [C++] Extend type support for if_else kernel

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: kernel pull-request-available types
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/29032
• Assignee: David Li
• Reporter: Niranda Perera
• Created: 16/Jul/21 15:15
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:32
• Resolved: 04/Oct/21 14:44

Description

If_else kernel requires following additional type support 

• Decimal type (trivial as there's fixed sized binary support already)
• Dict type
• Union Type
• Timestamp with time zone
• Lists
• Structs

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: ARROW-14659 [R] Remove warning about factor conversion to string in if_else()
• is depended upon by: ARROW-14649 [R] Include unused factor levels in coalesce() and if_else() output
• is duplicated by: ARROW-13932 [C++] if_else kernel doesn't accept all types
• is related to: ARROW-14105 [C++] Reconcile type promotion rules between if_else, case_when, coalesce, select
• is related to: ARROW-14177 [C++] Optimize dictionary support in kernels/Support nulls in DictionaryUnifier
• relates to: ARROW-12955 [C++] Add additional type support for if_else kernel
• relates to: ARROW-13390 [C++] Improve type support for 'coalesce' kernel
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11218