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Is it possible to transpose a (m,n) matrix in-place, giving that the matrix is represented as a single array of size m*n ?
The usual algorithm
transpose(Matrix mat,int rows, int cols ){
//construction step
Matrix tmat;
for(int i=0;i<rows;i++){
for(int j=0;j<cols;j++){
tmat[j][i] = mat[i][j];
}
}
}
doesn't apply to a single array unless the matrix is a square matrix. If none, what is the minimum amount of additional memory needed??
EDIT: I have already tried all flavors of
for(int i=0;i<n;++i) {
for(int j=0;j<i;++j) {
var swap = m[i][j];
m[i][j] = m[j][i];
m[j][i] = swap;
}
}
And it is not correct. In this specific example, m doesnt even exist. In a single line
matrix mat[i][j] = mat[i*m + j], where trans[j][i] = trans[i*n + j]