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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] + " ");
            }
            startRow++; // Move startRow down after printing top row

            // right
            for (int i = startRow; i <= endRow; i++) {
                System.out.print(matrix[i][endCol] + " ");
            }
            endCol--; // Move endCol left after printing right column

            // bottom
            if (startRow <= endRow) { // Check to avoid printing the same row twice
                for (int j = endCol; j >= startCol; j--) {
                    System.out.print(matrix[endRow][j] + " ");
                }
                endRow--; // Move endRow up after printing bottom row
            }

            // left
            if (startCol <= endCol) { // Check to avoid printing the same column twice
                for (int i = endRow; i >= startRow; i--) {
                    System.out.print(matrix[i][startCol] + " ");
                }
                startCol++; // Move startCol right after printing left column
            }
        }
        System.out.println();
    }
}