Relationship between EJB 3.0 and JPA?

Question

That may seem obvious but I\'ve seen contradictory statements: Is JPA part of EJB 3.0? I\'m no specialist and it\'s quite confusing for me.

If so, JPA manipulates En

Answer 1

From Wikipedia - Java Persistence API:

Enterprise JavaBeans

The EJB 3.0 specification (itself part of the Java EE 5 platform) included a definition of the Java Persistence API. However, end-users do not need an EJB container or a Java EE application server in order to run applications that use this persistence API.[1] Future versions of the Java Persistence API will be defined in a separate JSR and specification rather than in the EJB JSR/specification. The Java Persistence API replaces the persistence solution of EJB 2.0 CMP (Container Managed Persistence).