[ARROW-9006] [C++] Deprecate or remove Scalar::Parse and Scalar::CastTo

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/25124
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Wes McKinney
• Created: 02/Jun/20 02:05
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:03

Description

We should not maintain distinct (and possibly differently behaving) implementations of elementwise array casting and scalar casting. The new kernels framework provides for relatively easily generating kernels that can process arrays or scalars.

Issue Links

• is a child of: ARROW-8894 [C++] C++ array kernels framework and execution buildout (umbrella issue)
• supercedes: ARROW-9199 [C++] Implement casting of ListScalar
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #9546