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Given a m x n matrix, if an element is 0, set its entire row and column to 0. Do it in place.
public void setZeroes(int[][] matrix) {
boolean firstRow =false,firstCol=false;
for(int i=0;i<matrix.length;i++){
if(matrix[i][0]==0){
firstCol=true;
break;
}
}
for(int i=0;i<matrix[0].length;i++){
if(matrix[0][i]==0){
firstRow=true;
break;
}
}
for(int i=1;i<matrix.length;i++){
for(int j=1;j<matrix[0].length;j++){
if(matrix[i][j]==0){
matrix[i][0]=0;
matrix[0][j]=0;
}
}
}
for(int i=1;i<matrix.length;i++){
for(int j=1;j<matrix[0].length;j++){
if( matrix[i][0]==0 || matrix[0][j]==0){
matrix[i][j]=0;
}
}
}
if(firstCol){
for(int i=0;i<matrix.length;i++){
matrix[i][0]=0;
}
}
if(firstRow){
for(int i=0;i<matrix[0].length;i++){
matrix[0][i]=0;
}
}
}
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