Rotate Image

You are given an n x n 2D matrix representing an image. Rotate the image by 90 degrees (clockwise).

Note: You have to rotate the image in-place, which means you have to modify the input 2D matrix directly. DO NOT allocate another 2D matrix and do the rotation.

Example 1:

Given input matrix = 
[
  [1,2,3],
  [4,5,6],
  [7,8,9]
],

rotate the input matrix in-place such that it becomes:
[
  [7,4,1],
  [8,5,2],
  [9,6,3]
]

Solution: Using Extra Space

We notice that after rotation, the first column becomes the first row.

void rotate(vector<vector<int>>& matrix) {
    vector<vector<int>> newMatrix;
    for (int c=0; c<matrix.size(); c++) {
        vector<int> newRow;
        for (int r=matrix.size()-1; r>=0; r--) {
            newRow.push_back(matrix[r][c]);
        }
        newMatrix.push_back(newRow);
    }
    matrix = newMatrix;
}

Solution: Without using extra space

1. Reverse rows of matrix
2. Reverse elements based on diagnal ()

/*
 * clockwise rotate
 * first reverse up to down, then swap the symmetry 
 * 1 2 3     7 8 9     7 4 1
 * 4 5 6  => 4 5 6  => 8 5 2
 * 7 8 9     1 2 3     9 6 3
*/
void rotate(vector<vector<int> > &matrix) {
    reverse(matrix.begin(), matrix.end());
    for (int i = 0; i < matrix.size(); ++i) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < matrix[i].size(); ++j)
            swap(matrix[i][j], matrix[j][i]);
    }
}

/*
 * anticlockwise rotate
 * first reverse left to right, then swap the symmetry
 * 1 2 3     3 2 1     3 6 9
 * 4 5 6  => 6 5 4  => 2 5 8
 * 7 8 9     9 8 7     1 4 7
*/
void anti_rotate(vector<vector<int> > &matrix) {
    for (auto vi : matrix) reverse(vi.begin(), vi.end());
    for (int i = 0; i < matrix.size(); ++i) {
        for (int j = i + 1; j < matrix[i].size(); ++j)
            swap(matrix[i][j], matrix[j][i]);
    }
}