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+Spiral Matrix Printing
+This is a Java program that prints a given matrix in a spiral order. It follows a clockwise direction starting from the top-left corner and spirals inward until all elements of the matrix are printed.
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+Algorithm
+The program uses the following algorithm to print the matrix in a spiral order:
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+Initialize variables to keep track of the boundaries of the matrix: startrow (starting row), endrow (ending row), startcol (starting column), and endcol (ending column).
+Use a while loop to iterate while the starting row is less than or equal to the ending row and the starting column is less than or equal to the ending column.
+Print the top boundary of the matrix by iterating from the starting column to the ending column of the current row.
+Print the rightmost column by iterating from the starting row + 1 to the ending row of the current column.
+Print the bottom boundary of the matrix by iterating from the ending column - 1 to the starting column. However, if the starting row is equal to the ending row, break the loop to avoid duplicating elements.
+Print the leftmost column by iterating from the ending row - 1 to the starting row + 1. Similarly, if the starting column is equal to the ending column, break the loop.
+Update the boundaries: increment the starting row, decrement the ending row, increment the starting column, and decrement the ending column.
+Repeat steps 3-7 until all elements of the matrix are printed.
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+Usage
+To use the program, you need to have Java installed on your machine. Follow these steps:
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+Copy the code into a file named printspiral.java.
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+Open a command prompt or terminal and navigate to the directory where the printspiral.java file is saved.
+Compile the Java file by running the command: javac printspiral.java.
+Run the compiled program with the command: java printspiral.
+The program will print the given matrix in a spiral order. You can modify the matrix variable in the main function to test different matrices.
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+Example Output
+For the provided example matrix {{1,2,3,4},{5,6,7,8},{9,10,11,12},{13,14,15,16}}, the program will output:
+1 2 3 4 
+8 12 16 
+15 14 13 
+9 5 
+6 7 
+11 10 
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+This represents the spiral order of the matrix elements.
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+Feel free to modify the code and experiment with different matrices to observe the spiral printing pattern.