Operator.js

Function rotate

Rotates drawing area/shape around its own center.

Recommended stage: INITIALIZE , PRELAYOUT, POSTLAYOUT
If applied in INITIALIZE stage: rotate the entire drawing area for the tree
If applied in PRELAYOUT stage:rotate the specified drawing area of a level of the tree
If applied in POSTLAYOUT stage: rotate the node shape

Function definition

rotate(angle, condition)         

Parameters

angle < 0: rotate counter clockwise
angle > 0: rotate clockwise
|angle| <= 2*PI: radians assumed
|angle| > 2*PI: degrees assumed
condition = optional condition if operator is to be carried out. If left out, it is assumed TRUE

Example

Following code fragment rotate the drawing area of the entire tree 90 degree clockwise around its own centre.

INITIALIZE:
{
rotate(90);
}