[ARROW-6722] [Java] Provide a uniform way to get vector name

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.16.0
• Component/s: Java
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/16905
• Assignee: Liya Fan
• Reporter: Liya Fan
• Created: 27/Sep/19 10:40
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:49
• Resolved: 01/Oct/19 00:07

Description

Currently, the getName method is defined in BaseValueVector, as an abstract class. However, some vector does not extend the BaseValueVector, like StructVector, UnionVector, ZeroVector.
In this issue, we move the method to ValueVector interface, the base interface for all vectors.
This makes it easier to get a vector's name without checking its type.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5525