Image.RotateFlip Method

If you wish to draw on an image once it has been rotated, you should always retrieve a new graphics object from the image, otherwise an exception could occur.

The following code example demonstrates how to set the RotateFlip property of an Image and the RotateFlipType enumeration.

This example is designed to be used with a Windows Form that contains a PictureBox named PictureBox1 and a button named Button1. Paste the code into a form, call InitializeBitmap from the form's constructor, and associate Button1_Click with the button's Click event. Ensure the file path to the bitmap is valid on your system.

Bitmap bitmap1;

private void InitializeBitmap()
{
    try
    {
        bitmap1 = (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromFile(@"C:\Documents and Settings\" + 
            @"All Users\Documents\My Music\music.bmp");
        PictureBox1.SizeMode = PictureBoxSizeMode.AutoSize;
        PictureBox1.Image = bitmap1;
    }
    catch(System.IO.FileNotFoundException)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("There was an error." + 
            "Check the path to the bitmap.");
    }


}

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{

    if (bitmap1 != null)
    {
        bitmap1.RotateFlip(RotateFlipType.Rotate180FlipY);
        PictureBox1.Image = bitmap1;
    }

}

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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