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# container

The context’s model container.

```
var container: ModelContainer { get }
```

## Discussion

The property provides a reference to the model container you specify when
calling the context’s initializer. For more information, see [`init(_:)`](/documentation/SwiftData/ModelContext/init(_:)).

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