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<Imagick::subImageMatchImagick::textureImage>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

Imagick::swirlImage

(PECL imagick 2, PECL imagick 3)

Imagick::swirlImage — Swirls the pixels about the center of the image

Description

function Imagick::swirlImage(float $degrees): bool

Swirls the pixels about the center of the image, where degrees indicates the sweep of the arc through which each pixel is moved. You get a more dramatic effect as the degrees move from 1 to 360.

Parameters

degrees

Return Values

Returns true on success.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws ImagickException on error.

Examples

Example #1 Imagick::swirlImage()

<?php
function swirlImage($imagePath, $swirl) {
    $imagick = new \Imagick(realpath($imagePath));
    $imagick->swirlImage($swirl);
    header("Content-Type: image/jpg");
    echo $imagick->getImageBlob();
}

?>


<Imagick::subImageMatchImagick::textureImage>
^ImagickLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026