public static class RotatedImageIcon implements Icon {

        private Icon fIcon;
       
        private double fRotationAngle_degress = 0;
       
        public RotatedImageIcon(Icon icon, double rotationAngle_degrees) {
            fIcon = icon;
            fRotationAngle_degress = rotationAngle_degrees;
        }
       
        public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
            Graphics2D myGraphics = (Graphics2D) g.create();
           
            // calculate the center of the icon.
            int centerX = fIcon.getIconWidth()/2;
            int centerY = fIcon.getIconHeight()/2;
           
            // move the graphics center point to the center of the icon.
            myGraphics.translate(centerX, centerY);
            // rotate the graphcis about the center point of the icon
            myGraphics.rotate(Math.toRadians(fRotationAngle_degress));
           
            // request the icon paint itself with the transformed graphics at
            // its original x, y coordinate.
            fIcon.paintIcon(c, myGraphics, -centerX, -centerY);
           
            g.dispose();
        }

        public int getIconWidth() {
            return fIcon.getIconWidth();
        }

        public int getIconHeight() {
            return fIcon.getIconHeight();
        }
    }