[ARROW-6772] [C++] Add operator== for interfaces with an Equals() method

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 10.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: good-first-issue pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/23110
• Assignee: Ben Harkins
• Reporter: Ben Kietzman
• Created: 02/Oct/19 17:14
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:49
• Resolved: 14/Sep/22 12:27

Description

A common pattern in tests is ASSERT_TRUE(schm->Equals(*other). The addition of overloaded equality operators will allow this o be written ASSERT_EQ(*schm, *other), which is more idiomatic GTEST usage and will allow more informative assertion failure messages.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #14038