4.3. MySQL ConnectorJ

4.3. MySQL Connector/J

MySQL Connector/J is similar in spirit to Connector/ODBC, but is used by JDBC-based Java programs. It is not based on the C client library. Instead, it is written in Java and implements the client/server communication protocol directly. Connections can be established using TCP/IP or named pipes. MySQL Connector/J converts JDBC calls made by the client program into the appropriate protocol operations.

MySQL Connector/J is a Type 4 (pure Java) driver that implements version 3.0 of the JDBC specification.

MySQL Connector/J includes support for MySQL capabilities such as server-side prepared statements, stored routines, and Unicode.

MySQL Connector/J is available for Windows and Unix.