# Cannon Rotating
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannon-rotating/184929
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [April 9, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannon-rotating/184929 "2006-04-09T11:35:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@darc10222](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darc10222)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannon-rotating/184929/1 "2006-04-09T11:35:24Z")
Hey I need a code to make the shooting part of my cannon rotate. Ive got a MC called theCannon and then inside it a MC called base which is the bottom part and another one in theCannon called head which is the part that is gonna shoot out whatever bullet/laser/cannonball or whatever. An very good example is [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/305865](http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/305865).
Thanks in Advance.
:mu:
[EDIT]I forgot to mention I want it to rotate with the mouse.
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### Author:  [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannon-rotating/184929/2 "2006-04-09T11:44:18Z")
```auto
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
this._rotate --;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
this._rotate ++;
}
```
// For shooting you’ll need physics
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### Author:  [@darc10222](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darc10222)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannon-rotating/184929/3 "2006-04-09T11:59:57Z")
Oops sorry. I forgot to mention I want it to rotate with the mouse.
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### Author:  [@Joppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joppe)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannon-rotating/184929/4 "2006-04-09T12:11:51Z")
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