ARROW-11434: [Rust][DataFusion] Rename length kernel to octet_length #9366
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This PR renames the
lengthkernel tooctet_lengthto clearly indicate what it returns and allows differentiation fromcharacter_length. The use of the termoctetcould be replaced withbytesbut was chosen given there is an ANSI SQL functionoctet_length.I have created the correct
character_lengthfunction as part of #9243.Issue
The rust
lengthkernel currently counts number ofbytes/octetswhich may or may not be the same as the number of characters given that Arrow uses UTF8 encoding. This means that the result of thelengthkernel on a string likejoséwill be 5 bytes rather than 4 characters.