I know what "this" means, but what does it mean when you put it behind the name of a class, or if you put ".class" behind the name of a class as in the code below?
Someone please explain
Intent intent = new Intent(ActivityA.this, ActivityB.class);
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lealceldeiro
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2`ActivityA.this` is a *qualified this*. You use it in an inner class if you want to refer to the current instance of the containing class. – Andy Turner May 17 '19 at 19:18
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if you use kotlin, you can use, this@ActivityA – dcanh121 May 17 '19 at 19:23
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ActivityA.this refers to this of the enclosing class (ActivityA).
ActivityB.class simply refers to the ActivityB Class reference.
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It means this. It's useful for Lambdas, nested classes, etc..
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3What makes you say that `this` is useful for lambdas, particularly? – Andy Turner May 17 '19 at 19:24
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1OP asked: "I know what "this" means, *but what does it mean when you put it behind the name of a class*", to which you answered "It means `this`", but that doesn't look.. enough or even correct. Could you add more details to your answer and explain how `ActivityA.this` is different than only `this`? – Pshemo May 17 '19 at 19:25
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