[Java] ComplexWriter should initialize nested writers when container vector is already populated

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It's possible and sometimes useful to use reuse a nested vector that was populated in a previous ComplexWriter. The new ComplexWriter should be aware of the fields that are present in the vector.

As it is right now, if a particular column were determined to be a specific type (or a union type), but the new writer finds a new type, the original type may be thrown out. What should happen is that the type should be promoted to union (or have a new subtype added to the union field).

Reporter: Steven Phillips / @StevenMPhillips

_{Note: This issue was originally created as ARROW-326. Please see the migration documentation for further details.}

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Todd Farmer / @toddfarmer:
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