how to flip image vertically

[hwoarang69]

lets say i am print a image on screen. with (x1,y1,x2,y2,sx1,xy1,sx2,sy2)

g.drawImage(player_image, x, y, x+width, y+height
        0, 0, 30, 20 ,Sprite_Sheet.m1);

so how would i flipthis image vertically.

[JamesCherrill]

Graphics2D (the actual class of the Graphics you draw on) supports a huge set of transforms that modify how subsequent draw operations work. So, for eaxmple the g.rotate method causes all subsequent draws to be rotated by the specified angle. Similarly you can set a scale transform that scales subsequent drawing - and here's the bit you were waiting for - a negative scale factor reflects the image in the correwsponding axis, eg g.scale(1.0, -1.0) keeps the size the same but reflects the drawing vertically. You will probably have to shift the origin of your Graphics2D to keep the reflected image in the right place.
See the Graphics2D API doc for details, the AffineTransform API for the maths behind it.

[hwoarang69]

just want to make sure.
so i should use the:

Graphics2D g2 

than roate the image

 player_image.rotate(2pii);

than scale the image

 g.scale(1.0, -1.0)

than print image with g2

 g2.drawImage(player_image, x, y, x+width, y+height
        0, 0, 30, 20 ,Sprite_Sheet.m1);

[JamesCherrill]

1. To flip the image you need a negative scale, rotating it looks different (just get a piece of poper and flip or rotate it yurself).
2. It's not the image that you're flipping/rotating here. The way this works is that you apply a transform to the Graphics itself. Whatever you draw onto the Graphics is passed through the transform before being drawn, so if you apply a g.scale transform everything you draw afterthat will be drawn upside down. Ypour original image is not changed or affected.

[hwoarang69]

AffineTransform tx = AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(1, -1);

tx.translate(0, 0); //translate to center

g2d.drawImage(...);