[ARROW-13845] [C++] Reconcile RandomArrayGenerator::ArrayOf variants

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/29466
• Assignee: Antoine Pitrou
• Reporter: Antoine Pitrou
• Created: 01/Sep/21 16:01
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:35
• Resolved: 06/Sep/21 11:15

Description

It seems the two variants of RandomArrayGenerator::ArrayOf (one taking a Field, the other taking a Datatype) use completely different implementations, for no obvious reason. They should be reconciled so that the most powerful implementation is used.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #11062