title: What is the difference betweeen Intent(getApplicationContext(), class) and Intent(class)
body: <p>I'm working on a code as a reference and encountered this Intent call: <code>Intent(getApplicationContext(), secondActivity.class)</code></p>
  
  <p>I got baffled because in my projects I only use: <code>Intent(".mYSecondActivity")</code><br>
  I tried removing <code>getApplicationContext()</code> and changed it to <code>Intent(".secondActivity")'</code> in which the name is registered in the manifest. I run the application and Forced Closed. What is the significance of <code>getApplicationContext()</code>?</p>
  
  <p><code>secondActivity.class</code> is coded to retrieve data from a PHP MYSQL database.</p>