CurtHagenlocher opened a new issue, #38351: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/38351
### Describe the enhancement requested There should be a way to read decimal values outside the (untruncated) range of System.Decimal despite the lack of a "standard" .NET type for doing this. Some possible options: Add a new scalar type to represent BigDecimal Allow the mantissa to be read as a BigInteger Add an extension mechanism which allows consuming libraries to supply their own conversions The drawback of the first is that (at least in my opinion) it would be better to keep "opinions" out of the base library and a new custom BigDecimal type won't be what anyone is already using. One advantage of an extension mechanism is that (if general enough) it could also be used to e.g. consume Float16 on downlevel platforms which don't support it in the BCL. ### Component(s) C# -- 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]
