zeroshade commented on issue #13875: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/13875#issuecomment-1215495286
> I can use the type underlined above to determine the type of the field node, right? Correct! > I notice it comments that _ This is the type of the decoded value if the field is dictionary encoded_. what does dictionary encoded mean? is the example below dictionary encoded... Dictionary encoding is a specific type of Arrow array that is ideal for large arrays with low cardinality. You can find a full description of dictionary-encoded arrays [here](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/Columnar.html#dictionary-encoded-layout) in the Arrow docs. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
