What is Jdbc type 5 driver

Question

What is a JDBC type 5 driver? What are the benefits of such a driver?

Can I get any links/tutorials about type 5 drivers?

Answer 1

It's a marketing hype. Progress e.g. shows it as:

• Type 1: JDBC-ODBC bridge
• Type 2: partial Java driver
• Type 3: pure Java driver for database middleware
• Type 4: pure Java driver for direct-to-database
• Type 5: highly-functional drivers with superior performance

They don't even state if Type 5 should be pure Java, and I believe it is some vendor bullshit because they don't want to say they have just a Type 2 driver.