Example 72: Access 2-D Array Elements in a Spiral

Learn how to access elements of a matrix in a spiral manner.

Problem

Given a 2-D array of size 4 x 4, write a function to visit all its elements in a spiral fashion.

Example

Input Output
1   2   3  4
5   6   7   8
9  10 11 12
13 14 15 16
1 2 3 4 8 12 16 15 14 13 9 5 6 7 11 10

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