Revert "fix: remove redundant comment"

This reverts commit 959c579550.

src/main/java/MainExercises.java

@@ -1,61 +1,65 @@
 public class MainExercises
 {
+    /*
+    you should create a triangle with "*" and return a two-dimensional array of characters based on that
+    the triangle's area is empty, which means some characters should be " "
+
+    example 1, input = 3:
+    *
+    **
+    ***
+
+    example 2, input = 5:
+    *
+    **
+    * *
+    *  *
+    *****
+
+    the output has to be a two-dimensional array of characters, so don't just print the triangle!
+ */
     public char[][] generateTriangle(int n) {
 
-        char[][] result = new char[n][n];
-        
-        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
-        {
-            if (i == n-1)
-            {
-                for (int j = 0; j <= i; j++)
-                {
-                    result[i][j] = '*';
-                }
-            }
-            else 
-            {
-                result[i][0] = '*';
-                result[i][i] = '*';
-            }
-        }
+        // todo
+        return null;
 
-        return result;
     }
 
+
+
+    /*
+       SPIRAL TRAVERSAL OF A RECTANGULAR MATRIX
+
+       Given a rectangular matrix (2D array) of integers, this method traverses
+       it in a spiral order (clockwise from outside to inside) and returns
+       the elements as a 1D array.
+
+       EXAMPLE:
+       Input matrix:
+           1  2  3
+           4  5  6
+           7  8  9
+
+       Spiral order: start at top-left (1), go right →, then down ↓,
+       then left ←, then up ↑, then repeat inward.
+
+       Result: {1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 8, 7, 4, 5}
+
+       so you should walk in that matrix in a curl and then add the numbers in order you've seen them in a 1D array
+
+       RECTANGULAR MATRIX ASSUMPTION:
+       This method assumes the input matrix is RECTANGULAR (all rows have
+       the same number of columns). In Java, we can verify this because
+       2D arrays might be jagged (rows of different lengths).
+
+       IMPORTANT: In Java, we do NOT need to pass rows and cols!
+       The 2D array 'matrix' knows its own dimensions:
+           - Number of rows:    matrix.length
+           - Number of columns: matrix[0].length (if rectangular)
+   */
     public int[] spiralTraversal(int[][] matrix) {
-        int rows = matrix.length, cols = matrix[0].length;
-        int elementCount = rows * cols, curElement = 0;
-        int[] result = new int[elementCount];
-
-        for (int leyer = 0; curElement < elementCount; leyer++) {
-            int curi = leyer, maxi = rows - 1 - leyer;
-            int curj = leyer, maxj = cols - 1 - leyer;
-
-            for (;curj < maxj && curElement < elementCount; curj++, curElement++)
-            {
-                result[curElement] = matrix[curi][curj];
-            }
-            for (;curi < maxi && curElement < elementCount; curi++, curElement++)
-            {
-                result[curElement] = matrix[curi][curj];
-            }
-            for (;curj > leyer && curElement < elementCount; curj--, curElement++)
-            {
-                result[curElement] = matrix[curi][curj];
-            }
-            for (;curi > leyer && curElement < elementCount; curi--, curElement++)
-            {
-                result[curElement] = matrix[curi][curj];
-            }
-
-            if (curi == maxi || curj == maxj) {
-                if (curi == maxi && curj == maxj) result[curElement] = matrix[curi][curj];
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        
-        return result;
+        // todo
+        return null;
     }
 
     /*