What is the significance of text color in Java? (why is public/private = red | class = cyan)

Question

I am extremely new to coding (today marks day one of my official journey to become a proficient Java coder).

I am curious as to why there are different colors for different tasks within the Java language. What does each text color signify?

I feel as if this is a simple question I just don't know it.

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public class Pong extends JFrame {
(red) (cyan)(Green)(red) (green)

Answer 1

The colors have nothing to do with the language itself. They're used by your IDE (Integrated Development Environment, i.e. the program that you used to edit your code) to make the code more readable. There's no significance to the specific colors used, and the IDE will have options somewhere to change the coloring to whatever you like.