You can suggest new features in the first instance by joining the mailing list or forum and talking with the developers directly. See Section 22.5.11, “MySQL Connector/C++ Support”
The following feature requests are currently being worked on:
C++ references for
Statements,ResultSets, and exceptions, are being considered, instead of pointers to heap memory. This reduces the exception handling burden for the programmer.Adopt STL (suggestions are welcome).
JDBC compliance: data type interfaces and support through
ResultSet:getType()andPreparedStatement:bind(). Introducesql::Blob,sql::Clob,sql::Date,sql::Time,sql::Timestamp,sql::URL. Supportget|setBlob(),get|setClob(),get|setDate(),get|setTime(),get|setTimestamp(),get|setURL()Add support for all C-API connection options. Improved support for
mysql_options.Add connect method which supports passing options using HashMaps.
Create Windows installer.