[jira] [Created] (ARROW-8886) [C#] Decide and implement appropriate behaviour for Array builder resize to negative size

["Adam Szmigin (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Adam Szmigin created ARROW-8886:
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             Summary: [C#] Decide and implement appropriate behaviour for Array builder resize to negative size
                 Key: ARROW-8886
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-8886
             Project: Apache Arrow
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: C#
    Affects Versions: 0.17.1
            Reporter: Adam Szmigin


h1. Summary

Currently, the {{ArrowBuffer.Builder}} class accepts a negative value to the {{Resize()}} method, and treats it as though the caller passed zero.  This was implemented deliberately, as there is an explicit unit test to verify the behaviour.

However, it is also unusual.  By way of comparison:

* The {{System.Array.Resize<T>()}} method throws {{ArgumentOutOfRangeException}} if a negative value is passed: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.array.resize?view=netcore-3.1
* The Arrow C++ implementation will refuse to accept a negative length: https://github.com/apache/arrow/blob/master/cpp/src/arrow/array/builder_base.h#L194

h1. Acceptance Criteria

* The behaviour when receiving a negative length to a {{Resize()}} method _must_ be agreed upon.
* Appropriate changes _must_ be made to the codebase in accordance with the outcome of the above agreement.



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