LeetCode 54. Spiral Matrix

Post by ailswan Apr.30, 2024

54. Spiral Matrix

Problem Statement

link: https://leetcode.com/problems/spiral-matrix/description/ https://leetcode.cn/problems/spiral-matrix/description/

Given an m x n matrix, return all elements of the matrix in spiral order.

Example:

Input: matrix = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9]] Output: [1,2,3,6,9,8,7,4,5]

Input: matrix = [[1,2,3,4],[5,6,7,8],[9,10,11,12]] Output: [1,2,3,4,8,12,11,10,9,5,6,7]

Solution Approach

Algorithm

Implement

    class Solution:
    def spiralOrder(self, matrix: List[List[int]]) -> List[int]:
        # do simulate 
        # l, r, t, b 
        # loop: 
        #   l -> r end i <= r   move t : if t > b break
        #   t -> b end j <= b   move r : if r < l break
        #   r -> l end i >= l   move b : if b > t break
        #   b -> t end j <= t   move l : if l > r break
        if not matrix:
            return []
        l, r, t, b, res = 0, len(matrix[0]) - 1, 0, len(matrix) - 1, []
        while True:
            for i in range(l, r + 1): res.append(matrix[t][i])
            t += 1
            if t > b:
                break
            for j in range(t, b + 1):
                res.append(matrix[j][r])
            r -= 1
            if r < l:
                break
            for i in range(r, l - 1, -1):
                res.append(matrix[b][i]) #细节方向不要错
            b -= 1
            if t > b:
                break 
            for j in range(b, t - 1, -1):
                res.append(matrix[j][l])
            l += 1
            if l > r:
                break
        return res