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Class

PVector

Name

rotate()

Examples
PVector v;

void setup() {
  v = new PVector(10.0, 20.0);
  println(v);  // Prints "[ 10.0, 20.0, 0.0 ]"
  v.rotate(HALF_PI);
  println(v);  // Prints "[ -20.0, 9.999999, 0.0 ]"
}
Description Rotates a vector by the specified angle (2D vectors only), while maintaining the same magnitude.
Syntax
.rotate(theta)
Parameters
theta float: the angle of rotation
ReturnsPVector
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:09am EST