Method Equals

cpp/src/arrow/type.cc:862–879

}

bool Field::Equals(const Field& other, bool check_metadata) const {
  if (this == &other) {
    return true;
  }
  if (this->name_ == other.name_ && this->nullable_ == other.nullable_ &&
      this->type_->Equals(*other.type_.get(), check_metadata)) {
    if (!check_metadata) {
      return true;
    } else if (this->HasMetadata() && other.HasMetadata()) {
      return metadata_->Equals(*other.metadata_);
    } else if (!this->HasMetadata() && !other.HasMetadata()) {
      return true;
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  }
  return false;
}

bool Field::Equals(const std::shared_ptr<Field>& other, bool check_metadata) const {
  return Equals(*other.get(), check_metadata);