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RotateRight

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RotateRight[expr,n]

cycles the elements in expr n positions to the right.

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RotateRight[expr]

cycles one position to the right.

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RotateRight[expr,{n1,n2,…}]

cycles elements at successive levels ni positions to the right.

Details

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)Summary of the most common use cases

Rotate two positions to the right:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-ckf
Out[1]=1

Rotate one position to the right:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-e1r
Out[1]=1

Rotate Association one position to the right:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-k0c2xp
Out[1]=1

Rotate Association on the first and second levels:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-bj8rfn
Out[1]=1

Generalizations & Extensions  (2)Generalized and extended use cases

Rotate one position right at the first level, and left at the second level:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-t5f
Out[1]=1

Rotate an expression with any head:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-wzj
Out[1]=1

Applications  (4)Sample problems that can be solved with this function

Successively rotate a list right:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-njf
Out[1]=1

Rotate successive rows of a matrix by their row number:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-qwi

Rotate a 2D image:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-oqf
Out[1]=1

Rotate operands:

In[1]:=1
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https://wolfram.com/xid/0rs500v92-p8y
Out[1]=1
Wolfram Research (1988), RotateRight, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html (updated 2003).
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Wolfram Research (1988), RotateRight, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html (updated 2003).

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Wolfram Research (1988), RotateRight, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html (updated 2003).

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Wolfram Research (1988), RotateRight, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html (updated 2003).

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Wolfram Language. 1988. "RotateRight." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2003. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1988. "RotateRight." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2003. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). RotateRight. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html

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Wolfram Language. (1988). RotateRight. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_rotateright, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RotateRight}", year="2003", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_rotateright, author="Wolfram Research", title="{RotateRight}", year="2003", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html}", note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_rotateright, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RotateRight}, year={2003}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_rotateright, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={RotateRight}, year={2003}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/RotateRight.html}, note=[Accessed: 29-March-2025 ]}