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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-190: Rotate a Matrix 90 Degrees Clockwise

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Rotate a Matrix 90 Degrees Clockwise

Hey fellow developers! 👋 Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Array Manipulation

Description

Given an N x N matrix, write a function that rotates the matrix clockwise by 90 degrees in place.

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  3. Test it against the provided test cases
  4. Share your approach in the comments below!

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Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/inplace-rotate-square-matrix-by-90-degrees/

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Top comments (2)

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Asfia Aiman

function arrayManipulation(arrayInput = [])
{
const n = arrayInput.length;
const rotated = [];

for (let i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    rotated.push([]);
    for (let j = 0; j < n; j++) {
        rotated[i][j] = arrayInput[n - j - 1][i];
    }
}

console.log("Rotated 90° Clockwise:");
console.log(rotated);
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}

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Ansil Graves

Is rotating the matrix always supposed to be done in place, or could there be valid cases where creating a new matrix is a better approach?

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