[ARROW-416] C++: Add Equals implementation to compare Columns

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.2.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: beginner newbie
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/16065
• Assignee: Uwe Korn
• Reporter: Uwe Korn
• Created: 11/Dec/16 21:11
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:08
• Resolved: 03/Jan/17 12:42

Description

The arrow::Column class is missing a method to compare it to other arrow::Column instances. There should be one implemented in the way the Equals implementation is done in the subclasses of arrow::Array and is needed to provide a way to compare arrow::Table instances.

Issue Links

• blocks: ARROW-415 C++: Add Equals implementation to compare Tables
• is blocked by: ARROW-417 C++: Add Equals implementation to compare ChunkedArrays