Rotating Image on A canvas in android

Question

I want to Rotate Image according to a specific angle in android ,some thing like a compass...

I have this code...it works on drawPath() but i want to replace the pat

Answer 1

You can either rotate your bitmap when you draw it by using a matrix:

Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
matrix.setRotate(angle, imageCenterX, imageCenterY);
yourCanvas.drawBitmap(yourBitmap, matrix, null);

You can also do it by rotating the canvas before drawing:

yourCanvas.save(Canvas.MATRIX_SAVE_FLAG); //Saving the canvas and later restoring it so only this image will be rotated.
yourCanvas.rotate(-angle);
yourCanvas.drawBitmap(yourBitmap, left, top, null);
yourCanvas.restore();

Pick the one that suits you the best.