Propagate errors instead of panics: Replace usages of new with try_new for Array types
#8397
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Which issue does this PR close?
Related to #7806
Rationale for this change
Some methods in
arrowusenew()of array types which internally usetry_new()and unwraps the result; this can lead to panics instead of propagating errors to downstream users. For example, this DataFusion issue: apache/datafusion#12598What changes are included in this PR?
Replace usages of
new()withtry_new()where appropriate (the function they are used inside already return aResult.Are these changes tested?
Covered by existing tests.
Are there any user-facing changes?
No.