No, there is no such thing in Microsoft's old and outdated VM.

rotate() just does some simple matrix operations. You can well implement
this by your own. Any good textbook on computer graphics will explain
the formulas to you. The FAQ of comp.graphics.algorithms has lots of
pointers to good books, maybe even the formulas. The used matrix is even
in the Java API documentation.

J+ is not Java. It is based on old Java 1.1.x with some incompatible
changes. You have to write your own rotation.

Not remotely Java. You have to rewrite everything.

Why do you throw random technology names at use? Just because they have
a 'J' in the name?

What would you do if someone here says "J+? Sure, this works!". Would
you go out and blindly move your application to it, just to find out
later that you still have a problem? Could it be that exactly this
behavior (not researching in advance what is available on your target
platform) borough you in the sad position you are currently in?

You are well adviced for any programming task to research the
capabilities of your tools (especially the language) by your own in
advance. Just picking a name out of a head is not helpful. Yes, this is
work. You have to read books, read specifications and try to understand
things. It pays off in the end.

/Thomas

G2D JDocs..
"..Java 2D API maintains compatibility with
JDK 1.1 rendering behavior, such that legacy
operations and existing renderer behavior is
unchanged under Java 2D API."

Now, since I could not see any specific reference
in the G2D docs for @since, I gave it the acid test..

<sscce>
import java.awt.*;
public class Graphic2Din1_1 extends Frame {
   public void paint(Graphics g) {
       Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g.create();
       double d = 1.238765d;
       g2d.rotate(d);
   }
}
</sscce>

You can compile that code against
the _MS_ VM itself, here..
<http://www.physci.org/javac.jsp?bcp=MicrobaStard>

Here are some example of Applets that
work on the MSVM.
LiveGraphics3D..
<http://www.1point1c.org/model/saver2.jsp>
SpaceTethers
<http://www.1point1c.org/st/st.jsp>
(the latter may have some rendeing oddities,
but the source is there, anything in that source
will be available under 1.1)

Let's not get silly, now..   ;-)