Allow creating zero-sized FixedSizeBinary arrays #8927
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Which issue does this PR close?
FixedSizeBinaryArray::try_new(...)Panics with Item Length of Zero #8926 .Note that creating sch arrays was already possible with the builder API (see
test_fixed_size_binary_builder_with_zero_value_length) but not directly with the Array API.Rationale for this change
Avoid panicking (divide by zero) in
FixedSizeBinaryArray::try_new(0, ...)What changes are included in this PR?
Special case for
size == 0inFixedSizeBinaryArray::try_new.Are these changes tested?
Yes, additional constructor tests.
Are there any user-facing changes?
Yes, no panics and the ability to directly create FSB arrays with zero-length items.