What's new in IBM® Informix JDBC Driver, Version 4.50
This publication includes information about new features and changes in existing functionality.
The following changes and enhancements are relevant to this publication. For a complete list of what's new in
this release, go to What's new in Informix®.
| Overview | Reference |
|---|---|
JDBC 4.2 Compliance The IBM Informix JDBC Driver is now compliant with the Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) 4.2 specification. |
Classes implemented in Informix JDBC Driver |
JDBC 4.1 Compliance The IBM Informix JDBC Driver is now compliant with the Java™ Database Connectivity (JDBC) 4.1 specification. |
Classes implemented in Informix JDBC Driver |
Java 8 Driver The IBM Informix JDBC Driver has been upgraded and the minimum Java version you can run Informix JDBC 4.50.JC1 is Java 1.8. |
Java Technolgy Dependencies |
Statement Caching JDBC now supports caching PreparedStatement and CallableStatement objects inside the connection. |
Statement Caching |
Upgraded BSON Support Underlying BSON library upgraded to 3.8. Updated IfxBSONObject to support faster BSON processing and an expanded API. |
Classes implemented in Informix JDBC Driver |
Performance Improvements Significant performance improvements have been made in large object (LOB) access and streaming. General connectivity as well as data retrieval performance has been improved from prior versions |
Informix JDBC Driver Guide |