JLabel (or any text) - vertical orientation.

Question

hey all,
I'm replacing a spreadsheet driven system with a swing app - one of the requirements is that it look similar to the spreadsheet. The spreadsheet of course has nice column headings - labels turned clockwise 90 degrees.
Is there a way to do this? I'm guessing if there is I'm just looking in the wrong spot - a pointer would be appreciated.
cheers
dim

Answer 1

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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class Turn90LabelTest extends JPanel {
      public class Turn90Label extends JLabel {
            public Turn90Label( String s )
               super( s );
               setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 30, 90 ) );
               setMinimumSize( new Dimension( 30, 90 ) );
            public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
               Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
               g2d.translate(10.0, 50.0);
               g2d.rotate( 300 );
               g2d.drawString('Java', 0, 0);
      public Turn90LabelTest()
         add( new Turn90Label( "Java" ) );
      public static void main(String[] args) {
         JFrame f = new JFrame();
         JPanel p = (JPanel) f.getContentPane();
         p.add( new Turn90LabelTest() );
         f.pack();
         f.show();
}