makewise_v2

package com.teste.app;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int[][] nums = {{ 1,  2,  3,  4},
                { 5,  6,  7,  8},
                { 9, 10, 11, 12},
                {13, 14, 15, 16}};

        int[][] nums2 = {{  1,  2,  3},
                {  4,  5,  6},
                {  7,  8,  9},
                { 10, 11, 12}};

        int[][] nums3 = {{  1,  2,  3,  5, 6},
                { 15, 16, 17, 18, 7},
                { 14, 21, 20, 19, 8},
                { 13, 12, 11, 10, 9}};

        System.out.println("nums 1 : ");
        printStuff(nums);
        System.out.println("\nnums 2 : ");
        printStuff(nums2);
        System.out.println("\nnums 3 : ");
        printStuff(nums3);
    }

    public static void printStuff(int[][] nums){
        //set matrix lenght (dynamic)
        int m = nums.length;
        int n = nums[0].length;

        int i, row = 0, column = 0;

        while (row < m && column < n) {
            // Print the top row
            for (i = column; i < n; ++i)
                System.out.print(nums[row][i]+" ");
            row++; //go right

            // Print the right column
            for (i = row; i < m; ++i)
                System.out.print(nums[i][n-1]+" ");
                n--; //reduce last column from the "virtual" matrix

            // Print the bottom row
            if ( row < m) {
                for (i = n-1; i >= column; --i)
                    System.out.print(nums[m-1][i]+" ");
                m--; //reduce last row from the "virtual" matrix
            }

            // Print the left column
            if (column < n) {
                for (i = m-1; i >= row; --i)
                    System.out.print(nums[i][column]+" ");
                column++; //go up
            }
        }
    }
}