DOCSP-40537 Optional delimiting slash in connection string (#557)

Author: jordan-smith721

source/fundamentals/connection/connect.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 Connect to MongoDB
 ==================
 
+.. facet::
+   :name: genre
+   :values: reference
+ 
+.. meta::
+   :keywords: connection string, URI, Atlas, code example
+
 In this guide, you can learn how to connect to a 
 `MongoDB Atlas deployment <https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas>`__, 
 a MongoDB instance, or a replica set using the {+driver-short+}.
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@ class. Select the tab that corresponds to your preferred class.
 
       .. code-block:: java
 
-         ConnectionString connectionString = new ConnectionString("mongodb://host1:27017,host2:27017,host3:27017/");
+         ConnectionString connectionString = new ConnectionString("mongodb://host1:27017,host2:27017,host3:27017");
          MongoClient mongoClient = MongoClients.create(connectionString);
 
    .. tab:: MongoClientSettings

source/whats-new.txt

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ What's New
 
 Learn what's new in:
 
+* :ref:`Version 5.2 <version-5.2>`
 * :ref:`Version 5.1.1 <java-version-5.1.1>`
 * :ref:`Version 5.1 <version-5.1>`
 * :ref:`Version 5.0 <version-5.0>`
@@ -37,6 +38,25 @@ Learn what's new in:
 * :ref:`Version 4.1 <version-4.1>`
 * :ref:`Version 4.0 <version-4.0>`
 
+.. _version-5.2:
+
+What's New in 5.2
+-----------------
+
+New features of the 5.2 driver release include:
+
+- A forward-slash (``/``) character between the host names and client options in a
+  connection URI is optional. The driver parses the following connection URI
+  examples in the same way:
+
+  .. code-block:: java
+     
+     // Connection URI with delimiting forward-slash
+     String uri = "mongodb://example.com/?w=majority";
+
+     // Connection URI without delimiting forward-slash
+     String uri = "mongodb://example.com?w=majority";
+     
 .. _java-version-5.1.1:
 
 What's New in 5.1.1