DOMMatrixReadOnly: rotateFromVector() method

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The rotateFromVector() method of the DOMMatrixReadOnly interface is returns a new DOMMatrix created by rotating the source matrix by the angle between the specified vector and (1, 0). The rotation angle is determined by the angle between the vector (1,0)T and (x,y)T in the clockwise direction, or (+/-)arctan(y/x). If x and y are both 0, the angle is specified as 0. The original matrix is not altered.

To mutate the matrix as you rotate it by the angle between the specified vector and (1, 0), see DOMMatrix.rotateFromVectorSelf().

Syntax

rotateFromVector()
rotateFromVector(rotX)
rotateFromVector(rotX, rotY)

Parameters

rotX Optional: A number; the x-coordinate of the x,y vector that determines the rotation angle. If undefined, 0 is used.
rotY Optional: A number; the y-coordinate of the x,y vector that determines the rotation angle. If undefined, 0 is used.

Return value

A DOMMatrix.

Examples

const matrix = new DOMMatrix(); // create a matrix
console.log(matrix.toString()); // original value
// output: "matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)"

console.log(matrix.rotateFromVector().toString()); // defaults to `0`
// output: matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)

console.log(matrix.rotateFromVector(10, 20).toString());
// matrix(0.447, 0.894, -0.894, 0.447, 0, 0)

console.log(matrix.rotateFromVector(-5, 5).toString());
// matrix(-0.707, 0.707, -0.707, -0.707, 0, 0)

console.log(matrix.toString()); // matrix remains unchanged
// output: "matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)"

Specifications

Specification
Geometry Interfaces Module Level 1 # dom-dommatrixreadonly-rotatefromvector

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`rotateFromVector()`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 48 (Release date: 2017-09-27) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 33 (Release date: 2014-10-14) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 45 (Release date: 2018-02-15) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 8 (Release date: 2018-07-18) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19) footnote Full support

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