How to retrieve an int value rather than a boolean from a TINYINT(1) column?

Question

I have a MySQL column specified as:

`type` TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT \'0\'

The intent of the column is to store an integer value not to e

Answer 1

The answer for the Connector's confusion may be this part from MySQL docs; Numeric Types:

As of MySQL 5.0.3, a BIT data type is available for storing bit-field values. (Before 5.0.3, MySQL interprets BIT as TINYINT(1).) ...

or (even more probable) this part from Numeric Type Overview:

BOOL, BOOLEAN

These types are synonyms for TINYINT(1). A value of zero is considered false. Nonzero values are considered true ...