| Title: Design - Container |
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| ## Container |
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| Sub-component of [OpenEJB](-design.html) |
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| ## Definition |
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| An Enterprise JavaBeans container enforce the container-bean contract for |
| an EJB 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 or 3.0 bean type. Containers for custom container-bean |
| contracts can also be created. |
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| ## Also Known As |
| * Container Provider |
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| ## Responsibilities |
| * Adopt the OpenEJB architecture |
| * Use the Transaction Manager assigned to the container system to assist |
| in handling transactions |
| * Use the Security Manager assigned to the container system to assist in |
| enforcing security and privileges |
| * Implement the org.apache.openejb.Container interface |
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| ## Related Classes |
| * org.apache.openejb.Container |
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| ## Implementations |
| * [Stateful SessionBean Container](design-stateful-sessionbean-container.html) |
| * [Stateless SessionBean Container](design-stateless-sessionbean-container.html) |
| * [BMP EntityBean Container](design-bmp-entitybean-container.html) |
| * [CMP EntityBean Container](design-cmp-entitybean-container.html) |
