javascript - How do I rotate a single object on an html 5 canvas?

Question

I'm trying to figure out how to rotate a single object on an html 5 canvas.

For example: http://screencast.com/t/NTQ5M2E3Mzct - I want each one of those cards to be rotated at a different degree.

So far, all I've seen are articles and examples that demonstrate ways to rotate the entire canvas. Right now, I'm guessing I'll have to rotate the canvas, draw an image, and then rotate the canvas back to it's original position before drawing the second image. If that's the case, then just let me know! I just have a feeling that there's another way.

Anyone have any idea?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I ran into the same problem in a recent project (where I kicked rotating aliens all over the place). I just used this humble function that does the same thing and can be used the same way as ctx.rotate but can be passed an angle. Works fine for me.

function drawImageRot(img,x,y,width,height,deg){
    // Store the current context state (i.e. rotation, translation etc..)
    ctx.save()

    //Convert degrees to radian 
    var rad = deg * Math.PI / 180;

    //Set the origin to the center of the image
    ctx.translate(x + width / 2, y + height / 2);

    //Rotate the canvas around the origin
    ctx.rotate(rad);

    //draw the image    
    ctx.drawImage(img,width / 2 * (-1),height / 2 * (-1),width,height);

    // Restore canvas state as saved from above
    ctx.restore();
}

Yay, my first answer!