GH-44757: [GLib] Add garrow_array_validate()

c_glib/arrow-glib/basic-array.cpp

@@ -3316,6 +3316,22 @@ garrow_decimal256_array_get_value(GArrowDecimal256Array *array, gint64 i)
   return garrow_decimal256_new_raw(&arrow_decimal256);
 }
 
+/**
+ * garrow_array_validate:
+ * @array: A #GArrowArray.
+ * @error: (nullable): Return location for a #GError or %NULL.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error.
+ *
+ * Since: 20.0.0
+ */
+gboolean
+garrow_array_validate(GArrowArray *array, GError **error)
+{
+  const auto arrow_array = garrow_array_get_raw(array);
+  return garrow::check(error, arrow_array->Validate(), "[array][validate]");
+}
+
 typedef struct GArrowExtensionArrayPrivate_
 {
   GArrowArray *storage;

c_glib/arrow-glib/basic-array.h

@@ -890,6 +890,10 @@ GARROW_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GArrowDecimal256 *
 garrow_decimal256_array_get_value(GArrowDecimal256Array *array, gint64 i);
 
+GARROW_AVAILABLE_IN_20_0
+gboolean
+garrow_array_validate(GArrowArray *array, GError **error);
+
 GARROW_AVAILABLE_IN_3_0
 GArrowArray *
 garrow_extension_array_get_storage(GArrowExtensionArray *array);

c_glib/test/test-array.rb

@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ def test_to_s
     CONTENT
   end
 
+  def test_validation_success
+    array = build_int32_array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+    assert_equal(true, array.validate)
+  end
+
+  def test_validation_fail
+    array = Arrow::Int8Array.new(-1, Arrow::Buffer.new(""), Arrow::Buffer.new(""), -1)
+    assert_raise(Arrow::Error::Invalid) do
+      array.validate
+    end
+  end
+
   sub_test_case("#view") do
     def test_valid
       assert_equal(build_float_array([0.0, 1.5, -2.5, nil]),