[ARROW-261] [C++] Refactor BinaryArray/StringArray classes to not inherit from ListArray

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.2.0
• Component/s: C++
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/15602
• Assignee: Wes McKinney
• Reporter: Micah Kornfield
• Created: 16/Aug/16 02:39
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:07
• Resolved: 17/Oct/16 17:44

Description

also change there builders to not inherit from ListBuilder. These should be first class types. I think the consensus is to have them inherit from PrimitiveArray but I think I this might be awkward, and having them inherit directly from Array might be better. wesmckinn thoughts?