Java mysql show table status

Hi,

I am using java to retrieve a resultset with "show table status" mysql
command. I am having problem reading the [name] and [engine] column.
In the metadata object it is showing as VARCHAR but when I do
getString() it is returning me the object string (e.g. "[B@1e3e7d2")and
not the actual database value. I am using Mysql 4.1 and jdbc driver
3.1. I tried getB/Clob, getBytes, getCharacterStream() and none of
them is working. Any assistance will be appreciated.

thank you in advance.....