/**
* If the object at row # row is a byte array, returns the first item in the array. else - returns
* a representation of this object as a bytes array.
*
* @param row the row number
*/
public byte getByte(int row) {
Object obj = elements.get(row);
if (obj != null && isDataNumeric(row)) {
return SparseByteColumn.toByte(obj);
}
return SparseDefaultValues.getDefaultByte();
}
