[ARROW-6974] [C++] Refactor temporal casts to work with Scalar inputs

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Done
• Component/s: C++
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/23289
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Joris Van den Bossche
• Created: 23/Oct/19 13:17
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:50
• Resolved: 23/Nov/21 18:49

Description

Currently, the casting for time-like data is done with the ShiftTime function. It might be possible to simplify this with ArrayDataVisitor (to avoid looping / checking the bitmap).

Issue Links

• is a child of: ARROW-8894 [C++] C++ array kernels framework and execution buildout (umbrella issue)