rot90

Rotate array 90 degrees

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Syntax

Description

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B = rot90(A) rotates array A counterclockwise by 90 degrees. For multidimensional arrays, rot90 rotates in the plane formed by the first and second dimensions.

example

B = rot90(A,k) rotates array A counterclockwise by k*90 degrees, where k is an integer.

Examples

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Create a column vector of sequential elements.

A = (1:5)'

A =

     1
     2
     3
     4
     5

Rotate A counterclockwise by 90 degrees using rot90.

B = rot90(A)

B =

     1     2     3     4     5

The result, B, has the same elements as A but a different orientation.

Open Script

Create a 3-by-3-by-2 cell array of characters.

A = cat(3,{'a' 'b' 'c';'d' 'e' 'f';'g' 'h' 'i'},{'j' 'k' 'l';'m' 'n' 'o';'p' 'q' 'r'})

  3×3×2 cell array

A(:,:,1) = 

    'a'    'b'    'c'
    'd'    'e'    'f'
    'g'    'h'    'i'


A(:,:,2) = 

    'j'    'k'    'l'
    'm'    'n'    'o'
    'p'    'q'    'r'

Rotate the cell array by 270 degrees.

B = rot90(A,3)

  3×3×2 cell array

B(:,:,1) = 

    'g'    'd'    'a'
    'h'    'e'    'b'
    'i'    'f'    'c'


B(:,:,2) = 

    'p'    'm'    'j'
    'q'    'n'    'k'
    'r'    'o'    'l'

The function rotates each page of the array independently. Since a full 360 degree rotation (k = 4) leaves the array unchanged, rot90(A,3) is equivalent to rot90(A,-1).

Input Arguments

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Input array, specified as a vector, matrix, or multidimensional array.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | logical | char | string | struct | cell | categorical | datetime | duration | calendarDuration
Complex Number Support: Yes

Rotation constant, specified as an integer. Specify k to rotate by k*90 degrees rather than nesting calls to rot90.

Example: rot90(A,-2) rotates A by -180 degrees and is equivalent to rot90(A,2), which rotates by 180 degrees.

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Tips

  • Use the flip function to flip arrays in any dimension.

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Introduced before R2006a

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