SQLTinyint satisfies the DataValueDescriptor interfaces (i.e., OrderableDataType). It implements a tinyint column, e.g. for storing a column value; it can be specified when constructed to not allow nulls. Nullability cannot be changed after construction, as it affects the storage size and mechanism.
Because OrderableDataType is a subtype of ValueColumn, SQLTinyint can play a role in either a ValueColumn/Row or a OrderableDataType/Row, interchangeably.
We assume the store has a flag for nullness of the value, and simply return a 0-length array for the stored form when the value is null.