function build()

in src/table.jl [782:809]


function build(
    f::Meta.Field,
    L::Union{Meta.FixedSizeBinary,Meta.FixedSizeList},
    batch,
    rb,
    de,
    nodeidx,
    bufferidx,
    convert,
)
    @debugv 2 "building array: L = $L"
    validity = buildbitmap(batch, rb, nodeidx, bufferidx)
    bufferidx += 1
    len = rb.nodes[nodeidx].length
    nodeidx += 1
    if L isa Meta.FixedSizeBinary
        buffer = rb.buffers[bufferidx]
        bytes, A = reinterp(UInt8, batch, buffer, rb.compression)
        bufferidx += 1
    else
        bytes = UInt8[]
        A, nodeidx, bufferidx =
            build(f.children[1], batch, rb, de, nodeidx, bufferidx, convert)
    end
    meta = buildmetadata(f.custom_metadata)
    T = juliaeltype(f, meta, convert)
    return FixedSizeList{T,typeof(A)}(bytes, validity, A, len, meta), nodeidx, bufferidx
end