# localRotation

> The rotation of the transform relative to the transform rotation of the parent.

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEngine](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

```csharp
public Quaternion localRotation { get; set; }
```

### Remarks

Unity stores rotations as Quaternions internally. To rotate an object, use [Transform.Rotate](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/transform/rotate.md). Use [Transform.localEulerAngles](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityengine/transform/localeulerangles.md) for modifying the rotation as euler angles.

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    void Example()
    {
        transform.localRotation = Quaternion.identity;
    }
}
```

Another example:

```csharp
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

// Rotate a cylinder around the x and z axes. Switch from one to the other
// when the rotation in the current axis reaches 360 degrees.

public class ExampleScript : MonoBehaviour
{
    private float x;
    private float z;
    private bool rotateX;
    private float rotationSpeed;

    void Start()
    {
        x = 0.0f;
        z = 0.0f;
        rotateX = true;
        rotationSpeed = 75.0f;
    }

    void FixedUpdate()
    {
        if (rotateX == true)
        {
            x += Time.deltaTime * rotationSpeed;

            if (x > 360.0f)
            {
                x = 0.0f;
                rotateX = false;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            z += Time.deltaTime * rotationSpeed;

            if (z > 360.0f)
            {
                z = 0.0f;
                rotateX = true;
            }
        }

        transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(x, 0, z);
    }
}
```