[ARROW-1336] [C++] Add arrow::schema factory function

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.6.0
• Component/s: C++
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/17369
• Assignee: Wes McKinney
• Reporter: Wes McKinney
• Created: 07/Aug/17 15:58
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:14
• Resolved: 08/Aug/17 02:06

Description

Because using std::make_shared with initializer lists is incompatible, it would be useful to have a factory function for making schemas from an initializer list of fields to make user syntax nicer