lidavidm commented on code in PR #14244:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/14244#discussion_r982738981


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java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/UnionVector.java:
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@@ -851,4 +851,13 @@ public void setInitialCapacity(int valueCount, double 
density) {
         }
       }
     }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the element at the given index to null. For DenseUnionVector, it is a 
no-op as nulls are not supported at the
+   * top level, and isNull() always returns false. Nullability is only handled 
at the level of individual child vectors.
+   *
+   * @param index position of element
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void setNull(int index) {}

Review Comment:
   Or left unimplemented/abstract if possible



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java/vector/src/main/codegen/templates/DenseUnionVector.java:
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@@ -940,4 +940,13 @@ public void setInitialCapacity(int valueCount, double 
density) {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the element at the given index to null. For DenseUnionVector, it is a 
no-op as nulls are not supported at the
+   * top level, and isNull() always returns false. Nullability is only handled 
at the level of individual child vectors.

Review Comment:
   Could it also delegate to a child?
   
   Also given this is a new method, I think an exception from the get-go is OK.



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