/** * Retrun the value at row #<code>row</code> as a char. * * @param row the row number * @return the item at row as a char, if no such item exists return a value signifying the * position is empty, as defined by SparseCharColumn. */ public char getChar(int row) { Object obj = elements.get(row); if (obj != null) { return SparseCharColumn.toChar(obj); } return SparseDefaultValues.getDefaultChar(); }