a common method to rotate the image

/*
 * clockwise rotate
 * first reverse up to down, then swap the symmetry 
 * 1 2 3     7 8 9     7 4 1
 * 4 5 6  => 4 5 6  => 8 5 2
 * 7 8 9     1 2 3     9 6 3
*/
void rotate(vector<vector<int> > &matrix) {
    reverse(matrix.begin(), matrix.end());
    for (int i = 0; i < matrix.size(); ++i) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < matrix[i].size(); ++j)
            swap(matrix[i][j], matrix[j][i]);
    }
}

/*
 * anticlockwise rotate
 * first reverse left to right, then swap the symmetry
 * 1 2 3     3 2 1     3 6 9
 * 4 5 6  => 6 5 4  => 2 5 8
 * 7 8 9     9 8 7     1 4 7
*/
void anti_rotate(vector<vector<int> > &matrix) {
    for (auto vi : matrix) reverse(vi.begin(), vi.end());
    for (int i = 0; i < matrix.size(); ++i) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < matrix[i].size(); ++j)
            swap(matrix[i][j], matrix[j][i]);
    }
}

这边有一个题目链接可以练习。