I will see both soon. I am working on some hangman stuff for when I come back from next week. What is an API? Is DirectX an API?

API stands for Application Programming Interface. APIs are interfaces that provide certain functions to help you develop software (such as 3D graphics, in OpenGL's and Direct 3D's case). More information here.

Sorry for bumping this thread, but I wasn't able to read this til now. I might at as well ask something that might be covered in 2D programming. Today I made my Pacman guy, so there is a start on it. No, it won't be one that looks like the real Pacman. But how would I get my dude to move?
In BASIC but C++ as well you could call it C+BAS+IC.lol.
if scankeydown "Left"(I think) x 32 y 67. Or whatever. So how would I do that in C++? Thanx for the API answering. And how could I do AI? Maybe that is getting a little too advanced there?

{code}
...
class man;
public:
Move (int x int y);
....
{/code}
I am about to get OOP down. Just, I was thinking... I don't know when to put those braces down! And then I thought... "Hmm... int main().. function! Open it! It is that way!" Now I just need to learn where to put it. Or vutever. I am getting thinking of other things right now... thanks.