MySQL :: MySQL Connector/J 6.0 Developer Guide :: 4.3.1.3 Changes in the Connector/J API

MySQL :: MySQL Connector/J 6.0 Developer Guide :: 4.3.1.3 Changes in the Connector/J API

This section describes the changes to the Connector/J API going from version 5.1 to 6.0. You might need to adjust your API calls accordingly:

• The name of the class that implements java.sql.Driver in MySQL Connector/J has changed from com.mysql.jdbc.Driver to com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver. The old class name has been deprecated.

• The names of these commonly-used interfaces have also been changed:

  • ExceptionInterceptor: from com.mysql.jdbc.ExceptionInterceptor to com.mysql.cj.api.exceptions.ExceptionInterceptor

  • StatementInterceptor: from com.mysql.jdbc.StatementInterceptorV2 to com.mysql.cj.api.jdbc.interceptors.StatementInterceptorV2

  • ConnectionLifecycleInterceptor: from com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionLifecycleInterceptor to com.mysql.cj.api.jdbc.interceptors.ConnectionLifecycleInterceptor

  • AuthenticationPlugin: from com.mysql.jdbc.AuthenticationPlugin to com.mysql.cj.api.authentication.AuthenticationPlugin

  • BalanceStrategy: from com.mysql.jdbc.BalanceStrategy to com.mysql.cj.api.jdbc.ha.BalanceStrategy.

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