finding sum of two dimensional array java

Question

I am working on a project where I have to read a file and enter the content into a 2D array. Then I have to sum each row, each column, and the perimeter of the matrix. I have everything working so far except the perimeter. I am trying to create separate for loops for the top row, bottom row, and middle of the two outside columns.

The matrix file looks like this:

1 2 3 4 
2 4 6 8 
2 4 6 8 
3 2 3 4 

Therefore the perimeter should add up to 42. Right now I can successfully add the first row and the last row to equal 22. However, when I add the columns to that total I get 32.

Here is the code:

import java.util.*; // Scanner class
import java.io.*;  // File class

public class Lab10
{
   static public void main( String [ ] args )  throws Exception
   {    
  if ( args.length != 1 )
  {
    System.out.println("Error -- usage is:  java Lab10 matdataN.txt");
    System.exit( 0 );
  }

    //Requirement #1: first int value: # of rows, second int value: # of cols
    File newFile = new File(args[0]); 
    Scanner in = new Scanner(newFile);

    int numRows = in.nextInt();
    int numCols = in.nextInt();

    //Requirement #2: declare two-d array of ints
    int[][] matrix;
    matrix = new int[numRows][numCols];

    //Requirement #3 & 4: read file one line at a time (nested for loops 
        //and nextInt()) and print

    for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++)
        {
            matrix[i][j] = in.nextInt();
            System.out.print(matrix[i][j]+ " ");
        }
    System.out.println();
    }

    //Requirement #5: traverse each row and sum the values and display the sums
    int rowTotal = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
    {
        rowTotal = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++)
        {
            rowTotal += matrix[i][j];
        }
    System.out.println("Sum for row = " + rowTotal);
    }

    //Requirement #6: traverse each column and sum the values and display the sums
    int colTotal = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
    {
        colTotal = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++)
        {
            colTotal += matrix[j][i];
        }
    System.out.println("Sum for col = " + colTotal);
    }

    //Requirement #7: traverse the perimeter and sum the values and display the sum

    //sum bottom row matrix
    int perTotal = 0;
    for (int i = (numRows-1); i < numRows; i++)
    {
        perTotal = 0;
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++)
        {
            perTotal += matrix[i][j];
        }
    }

    //sum + top row matrix
    for (int i = 0; i < numRows - (numRows-1); i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols; j++)
        {
            perTotal += matrix[i][j];
        }
    System.out.println("Sum of perimeter = " + perTotal);
    }

    // sum + first col middle
    for (int i = 1; i < (numRows-1); i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; j < numCols - (numCols-1); j++)
        {
            perTotal += matrix[j][i];
        }
    System.out.println("Sum = " + perTotal);
    }

    // sum + last col middle
    for (int i = 1; i < (numRows-1); i++)
    {
        for (int j = (numCols-1); j < numCols; j++)
        {
            perTotal += matrix[j][i];
        }
    System.out.println(perTotal);
    }

   }

I would be hugeeeeeely appreciative if anyone could help me total the middle of the first and last column (should be 2+2 and 8+8). Or if you have an altogether better way of finding the perimeter. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I reccomend you do it this way:

int perTotal = 0;
// top and bottom row
for (int c = 0; c < numCols; c++)
    perTotal += matrix[0][c] + matrix[numRows-1][c];
// left and right column
for (int r = 1; r < numRows-1; r++)
    perTotal += matrix[r][0] + matrix[r][numCols-1];

// output
System.out.println("Perimeter=" + perTotal);