[ARROW-8158] [Java] Getting length of data buffer and base variable width vector

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.17.0
• Component/s: Java
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/24361
• Assignee: Ji Liu
• Reporter: Gaurangi Saxena
• Created: 19/Mar/20 03:45
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:58
• Resolved: 11/Apr/20 05:28

Description

For string data buffer and base variable width vector can we have a way to get length of the data? 

For instance, in ArrowColumnVector in StringAccessor we use stringResult.start and stringResult.end, instead we would like to get length of the data through an exposed function.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #6684
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #7280