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index 42f893f..bebd1e8 100644
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@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ See [LoopBack types](http://loopback.io/doc/en/lb3/LoopBack-types.html) for de
       <td>String</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <td>CHAR(1)</td>
+      <td>BIT(1)<br>CHAR(1)<br>TINYINT(1)</td>
       <td>Boolean</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ See [LoopBack types](http://loopback.io/doc/en/lb3/LoopBack-types.html) for de
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
+*NOTE* as of v3.0.0 of MySQL Connector, the following flags were introduced:
+
+* `treatCHAR1AsString`
+  default `false` - treats CHAR(1) as a String instead of a Boolean
+* `treatBIT1AsBit`
+  default `true` - treats BIT(1) as a Boolean instead of a Binary
+* `treatTINYINT1AsTinyInt`
+  default `true` - treats TINYINT(1) as a Boolean instead of a Number
+
 ## Using the datatype field/column option with MySQL
 
 Use the `mysql` model property to specify additional MySQL-specific properties for a LoopBack model.