LeetCode Solution: 54. Spiral Matrix

Unraveling the Matrix: A Beginner's Guide to LeetCode 54 (Spiral Matrix) Hey LeetCoders and aspiring competitive programmers! 👋 Vansh here, ready to tackle another classic problem that's super fun once you get the hang of it. Today, we're diving into LeetCode problem 54: Spiral Matrix. This one often pops up in interviews and is a fantastic way to sharpen your array traversal skills. Don't let the "matrix" part scare you! We'll break it down step-by-step and make it feel like a breeze. 🧐 The Problem: Spinning Through a Grid Imagine you have a grid of numbers (a matrix). Your goal is to "read" all the numbers by starting from the top-left corner and moving inwards in a spiral path. We need to collect these numbers and return them in the order we encounter them. Example 1: A 3x3 Marvel Input: matrix = [[1,2,3], [4,5,6], [7,8,9]] Output: [1,2,3,6,9,8,7,4,5] See how it goes 1 -> 2 -> 3 (top row), then 3 -> 6 -> 9 (right column down), then 9 -> 8 -> 7 (bottom row left),