csharp/src/Apache.Arrow/Types/UnionType.cs

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace Apache.Arrow.Types
{
    public enum UnionMode
    {
        Sparse,
        Dense
    }

    public sealed class UnionType : ArrowType
    {
        public override ArrowTypeId TypeId => ArrowTypeId.Union;
        public override string Name => "union";

        public UnionMode Mode { get; }
        
        public IEnumerable<byte> TypeCodes { get; }

        public UnionType(
            IEnumerable<Field> fields, IEnumerable<byte> typeCodes,
            UnionMode mode = UnionMode.Sparse)
        {
            TypeCodes = typeCodes.ToList();
            Mode = mode;
        }

        public override void Accept(IArrowTypeVisitor visitor) => Accept(this, visitor);
    }
}