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// Spiral MAtrix 
public class Matrices {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int matrix[][] = {{1, 2, 3, 4},
                        {5, 6, 7, 8},
                        {9, 10, 11, 12},
                        {13, 14, 15, 16}};
                        
        printSpiral(matrix);
    }
    //Function to print the matrix in spiral order
    public static void printSpiral(int matrix[][]) {
        //Initialize pointers to the top-left corner of the matrix
        int startRow = 0;
        int startCol = 0;
        int endRow = matrix.length-1;
        int endCol = matrix[0].length-1;
        //Print elements of the matrix in spiral order
        while (startRow <= endRow && startCol <= endCol) {
            //top
            for (int j=startCol; j<endCol; j++) {
                System.out.print(matrix[startRow][j]+" ");
            }
            //right
            for (int i=startRow+1; i<endRow; i++) {
                System.out.print(matrix[i][endCol]+" ");
            }
            //bottom
            for (int j=endCol-1; j<startCol; j--) {
                if (startRow == endRow) {
                    break;
                }
                System.out.print(matrix[endRow][j]+" ");
            }
            //left
            for (int i=endRow-1; i<startRow+1; i--) {
                if (startCol == endCol) {
                    break;
                }
                System.out.print(matrix[i][startCol]+" ");
            }
            //move the pointers one step closer to the center
            startRow++;
            startCol++;
            endRow--;
            endCol--;
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

}