does not list the table comments as stated in driver documentation (no replies)

Method jdbcConnection.getMetaData().getTables(....) does not list the table comments as stated in driver documentation:

* Each table description has the following columns:
*

*
TABLE_CAT String => table catalog (may be <code>null</code>)
*
TABLE_SCHEM String => table schema (may be <code>null</code>)
*
TABLE_NAME String => table name
*
TABLE_TYPE String => table type. Typical types are "TABLE",
* "VIEW", "SYSTEM TABLE", "GLOBAL TEMPORARY",
* "LOCAL TEMPORARY", "ALIAS", "SYNONYM".
*
REMARKS String => explanatory comment on the table
*
TYPE_CAT String => the types catalog (may be <code>null</code>)
*
TYPE_SCHEM String => the types schema (may be <code>null</code>)
*
TYPE_NAME String => type name (may be <code>null</code>)
*
SELF_REFERENCING_COL_NAME String => name of the designated