Writing Text with different orientation degrees

Question

Hello All,
I just wanna know about writing the text vertically.
I don't mean this:
T
E
X
T
I mean as we write in MS word or other applications with orientation of 90 degrees.
Thanx in advance.

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.geom.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class TipsyText extends JPanel {
    String text = "hello world";
    Point p = new Point(200,250);
    protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
        super.paintComponent(g);
        Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING,
                            RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
        g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_STROKE_CONTROL,
                            RenderingHints.VALUE_STROKE_PURE);
        g2.setPaint(Color.red);
        g2.fill(new Ellipse2D.Double(p.x-2, p.y-2, 4, 4));
        AffineTransform at = AffineTransform.getTranslateInstance(p.x,p.y);
        at.rotate(-Math.PI/2);
        g2.setFont(g2.getFont().deriveFont(28f).deriveFont(at));
        g2.setPaint(Color.black);
        g2.drawString(text, 0, 0);
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.add(new TipsyText());
        f.setSize(400,400);
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
}