AffineTransform.rotate(double theta) has the following syntax.
public void rotate(double theta)
In the following code shows how to use AffineTransform.rotate(double theta) method.
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; /* www. j ava 2 s.co m*/ 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.rotate(0.5); g2.setTransform(at); g2.draw(shape); } }