[ARROW-6155] [Java] Extract a super interface for vectors whose elements reside in continuous memory segments

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.15.0
• Component/s: Java
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/22548
• Assignee: Liya Fan
• Reporter: Liya Fan
• Created: 07/Aug/19 02:48
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:45
• Resolved: 09/Aug/19 05:02

Description

For vectors whose data elements reside in continuous memory segments, they should implement a common super interface. This will avoid unnecessary code branches.

For now, such vectors include fixed-width vectors and variable-width vectors. In the future, there can be more vectors included.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5028