pub trait ArrayBuilder:
    Any
    + Send
    + Sync {
    // Required methods
    fn len(&self) -> usize;
    fn finish(&mut self) -> ArrayRef;
    fn finish_cloned(&self) -> ArrayRef;
    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
    fn into_box_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Any>;
    // Provided method
    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool { ... }
}Expand description
Trait for dealing with different array builders at runtime
ยงExample
// Create
let mut data_builders: Vec<Box<dyn ArrayBuilder>> = vec![
    Box::new(Float64Builder::new()),
    Box::new(Int64Builder::new()),
    Box::new(StringBuilder::new()),
];
// Fill
data_builders[0]
    .as_any_mut()
    .downcast_mut::<Float64Builder>()
    .unwrap()
    .append_value(3.14);
data_builders[1]
    .as_any_mut()
    .downcast_mut::<Int64Builder>()
    .unwrap()
    .append_value(-1);
data_builders[2]
    .as_any_mut()
    .downcast_mut::<StringBuilder>()
    .unwrap()
    .append_value("๐");
// Finish
let array_refs: Vec<ArrayRef> = data_builders
    .iter_mut()
    .map(|builder| builder.finish())
    .collect();
assert_eq!(array_refs[0].len(), 1);
assert_eq!(array_refs[1].is_null(0), false);
assert_eq!(
    array_refs[2]
        .as_any()
        .downcast_ref::<StringArray>()
        .unwrap()
        .value(0),
    "๐"
);Required Methodsยง
Sourcefn finish_cloned(&self) -> ArrayRef
 
fn finish_cloned(&self) -> ArrayRef
Builds the array without resetting the underlying builder.
Sourcefn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any
 
fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any
Returns the builder as a non-mutable Any reference.
This is most useful when one wants to call non-mutable APIs on a specific builder
type. In this case, one can first cast this into a Any, and then use
downcast_ref to get a reference on the specific builder.
Sourcefn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any
 
fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any
Returns the builder as a mutable Any reference.
This is most useful when one wants to call mutable APIs on a specific builder
type. In this case, one can first cast this into a Any, and then use
downcast_mut to get a reference on the specific builder.
Sourcefn into_box_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Any>
 
fn into_box_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Any>
Returns the boxed builder as a box of Any.
Provided Methodsยง
Trait Implementationsยง
Sourceยงimpl ArrayBuilder for Box<dyn ArrayBuilder>
 
impl ArrayBuilder for Box<dyn ArrayBuilder>
Sourceยงfn finish_cloned(&self) -> ArrayRef
 
fn finish_cloned(&self) -> ArrayRef
Builds the array without resetting the underlying builder.
Sourceยงfn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any
 
fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any
Returns the builder as a mutable 
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