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Java: What is the best way to concat two vectors?

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### Describe the usage question you have. Please include as many useful details as possible.

Given two `IntVector`s `one: {1, 2, 3}` and `another: {null, 5, 6}`,
how can I concat them into avector `result: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}`?

Should I copy element one by one using `copyFromSafe` or is there any convenient method to achieve the same result?

If I should copy element one by one, how can I calculate value count and null count of the result?

```scala
val one : IntVector = ??? // suppose {1, 2, 3,}
val another: IntVector = ??? // suppose {null, 5, 6}

val offset = one.getValueCount() +one.getNullCount() // 3
val len = another.getValueCount() + another.getNullCount() // 3
var i = 0
while i < len do
one.copyFromSafe(i, offset + i, another)
// can I detect whether copied value is null here so that I can respectively count non-null value and null value?
// for example
// val isNull = one.nullAwareCopyFromSafe(i, offset + i, another)
// if isNull then j += 1 else i += 1
i += 1
one.setValueCount(offset + i)
// offset + i is 6, but another may contain null, so value count could be different from actual value.
```

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Research direction

Start with the IntVector API documentation for copyFromSafe, getValueCount, getNullCount, and setValueCount. Determine the supported way to concatenate the two vectors and how nulls affect value and null counts, then document the approach with a corrected example for the reported inputs.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
data
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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