ResultSetMetaData.getColumnTypeName() returns VARCHAR instead of TINYTEXT

I've observed that when I create a table with a TINYTEXT column, the ResultSetMetaData.getColumnTypeName() method returns VARCHAR instead of TINYTEXT. This behavior seems to be intentional, as per some old reports.
However, MySQL Connector J returns TINYTEXT instead. so changing to TINYTEXT may be a better choice for compatibility.