AffineTransform.getShearX() has the following syntax.
public double getShearX()
In the following code shows how to use AffineTransform.getShearX() method.
//from w w w . j a v a 2 s .co m import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Shape; import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame jf = new JFrame("Demo"); Container cp = jf.getContentPane(); MyCanvas tl = new MyCanvas(); cp.add(tl); jf.setSize(300, 200); jf.setVisible(true); } } class MyCanvas extends JComponent { public void paint(Graphics g) { Shape shape = new Rectangle2D.Float(100, 50, 80, 80); Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) g; AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform(); at.setToQuadrantRotation(2,0.5,0.5); System.out.println(at.getShearX()); g2.setTransform(at); g2.draw(shape); } }