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# rotation()

Returns the rotation angle of the annotation text field in degrees.

```
func rotation() -> Int
```

## Return Value

The rotation angle of the annotation text field in degrees.

## Discussion

Note that the rotation value is a positive multiple of 90, such as 0, 90, 180, or 270. The rotation of annotation text fields with negative rotation is converted to a corresponding positive rotation. For example, -90 is changed to 270.

## See Also

[`PDFAnnotationTextWidget`](/documentation/PDFKit/PDFAnnotationTextWidget)

A `PDFAnnotationTextWidget` object allows you to manage the appearance and content of text fields.


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