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	| Class | PVector | 
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		| Name | rotate() | 
	
	
| Examples | 
PVector v;
void setup() {
  v = new PVector(10.0, 20.0);
  println(v);  // Prints "[ 10.0, 20.0, 0.0 ]"
  v.rotate(HALF_PI);
  println(v);  // Prints "[ -20.0, 9.999999, 0.0 ]"
}
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		| Description | Rotates a vector by the specified angle (2D vectors only), while maintaining the same magnitude. | 
	| Syntax | .rotate(theta) | 
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		| Parameters | 
| theta | float: the angle of rotation | 
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	| Returns | PVector | 
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Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:13am EST