Introduced better support for NCHAR , NVARCHAR , and NCLOB types.
It primarily supports JDBC 3.0 and 4.0 specifications and is designed for MySQL versions 4.1 through 5.5. Mysql Connector Java 5.1.7 Bin
Supports auto-loading of the driver class via the java.sql.Driver service provider mechanism. Introduced better support for NCHAR , NVARCHAR ,
The "Bin" in the filename typically refers to the binary distribution, specifically mysql-connector-java-5.1.7-bin.jar . Key Features (at release) Introduced better support for NCHAR
In its prime, it was highly regarded for being a "pure Java" implementation, meaning it didn't require native MySQL client libraries to function.
