MySQL always returning BIT values as blank

Question

From my create table script, I\'ve defined the hasMultipleColors field as a BIT:

hasMultipleColors BIT NOT NULL,

When running an INSERT, th

Answer 1

You need to cast the bit field to an integer.

mysql> select hasMultipleColors+0 from pumps where id = 1;

This is because of a bug, see: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=43670. The status says: Won't fix.