codec_is_available function

Check whether a compression codec is available

Support for compression libraries depends on the build-time settings of the Arrow C++ library. This function lets you know which are available for use.

codec_is_available(type)

Arguments

• type: A string, one of "uncompressed", "snappy", "gzip", "brotli", "zstd", "lz4", "lzo", or "bz2", case-insensitive.

Returns

Logical: is type available?

Examples

codec_is_available("gzip")