[PARQUET-1664] [C++] Provide API to return metadata string from FileMetadata.

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: cpp-4.0.0
• Component/s: parquet-cpp
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Zherui Cao
• Reporter: Zherui Cao
• Created: 23/Sep/19 19:14
• Updated: 2 days ago 03:31
• Resolved: 05/Nov/19 02:13

Description

we need to add a function like

FileMetaData::ToString()

this is useful when people want a string format of metadata.

If loads of file sharing the same fileMetaData, ToString will provide a binary string that stay in memory to reduce redundant metadata reding time.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5481