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<span class="kw">let </span>arr: ArrayRef = Arc::new(StringArray::from_iter(<span class="macro">vec!</span>[<span class="prelude-val">Some</span>(<span class="string">"foo"</span>)]));
<span class="kw">let </span>string_array = as_string_array(<span class="kw-2">&amp;</span>arr);</code></pre></div>
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