sdf-jkl opened a new issue, #10093:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/10093
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe
what you are trying to do.**
Today `VariantArray` APIs follow `StructArray` naming convention.
```rust
/// Return a reference to the metadata field of the [`StructArray`]
pub fn metadata_field(&self) -> &ArrayRef {
&self.metadata
}
/// Return a reference to the value field of the `StructArray`
pub fn value_field(&self) -> Option<&ArrayRef> {
self.shredding_state.value_field()
}
/// Return a reference to the typed_value field of the `StructArray`, if
present
pub fn typed_value_field(&self) -> Option<&ArrayRef> {
self.shredding_state.typed_value_field()
}
```
It is misleading as they never return `Field`.
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**Describe the solution you'd like**
Rename existing APIs to `_column` instead `_field` and create symmetric APIs
returning `&FieldRef`.
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**Additional context**
- This will be helpful #10092
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