4.4.1 Upgrading to MySQL Connector/J 8.4 from Connector/J 5.1

4.4.1.1 Running on the Java 8 Platform

4.4.1.2 Changes in Connection Properties

4.4.1.3 Changes in the Connector/J API

4.4.1.4 Changes for Build Properties

4.4.1.5 Change for Test Properties

4.4.1.6 Changes for Exceptions

4.4.1.7 Other Changes

Upgrading an application developed for Connector/J 5.1 to use Connector/J 8.0 and beyond might require certain changes to your code or the environment in which it runs. Here are some changes for Connector/J going from 5.1 to 8.0 and beyond, for which adjustments might be required: