Please confirm what .class does in java
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<p>Firstly apologies for asking this question here. I know it's a simple question and can probably be answered quite quickly and easily. However searching for Java .class is such a loaded search term it brings up nothing useful.</p>

<p>Having said that, I just started learning Java and I just came across something like this:</p>

<pre><code>Intent i = new Intent(this, ReminderManageActivity.class);
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<p>I am not sure, but I think ReminderManageActivity.class is an attribute that gives a string of the name of the class? Is that correct?</p>
