[Java] Add accessors to get type parameters from vector classes
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Description
Vector classes contain private copies of each param in the `ArrowType`, but does not have any public api to access them. So if given a vector you would have to get the `Field` from the and cast to the correct type. For example, with a `TimeStampMicroTZVector` and trying to get the timezone:
```
if field.getType.isInstanceOf[ArrowType.Timestamp] &&
field.getType.asInstanceOf[ArrowType.Timestamp].getTimezone
```
It would be more convenient to have direct accessors for these type params for the vector types that have parameters:
- DecimalVector
- FixedSizeBinaryVector
- ListVector
- TimeStamps with timezones
- FixedSizedListVector
- Unions
**Reporter**: [Bryan Cutler](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-1361) / @BryanCutler
#### PRs and other links:
- [GitHub Pull Request apache/arrow#972](https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/972)
**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [ARROW-1361](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-1361). Please see the [migration documentation](https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/14542) for further details.*
Contributor guide
Research direction
Review the vector classes named in the issue and the linked pull request apache/arrow#972 first. Check how their private ArrowType parameters are represented, then confirm that direct accessors exist for DecimalVector, FixedSizeBinaryVector, ListVector, timezone-aware timestamp vectors, FixedSizeListVector, and unions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100