Use AffineTransform to draw vertical text

   

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class Main extends JPanel {
  public void paint(Graphics g) {
    Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
    AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform();
    at.setToRotation(-Math.PI / 2.0, getWidth() / 2.0, getHeight() / 2.0);
    g2d.setTransform(at);
    g2d.drawString("Vertical text", 10, 10);
  }

  public static void main(String[] a) {
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.add(new Main());

    f.setSize(300, 300);
    f.setVisible(true);
  }
}

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Use AffineTransform to draw vertical text : Text « 2D Graphics GUI « Java

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