What is the difference between LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean and LocalEntityManagerFactoryBean?

Question

Can anybody explain what is the difference between the Spring Framework\'s LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean and LocalEntityManagerFactoryBean?

Answer 1

LocalEntityManagerFactoryBean produces an application-managed EntityManagerFactory.

LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean produces a container-managed EntityManagerFactory.

Ref : Spring In Action - Craig Walls