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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
+using namespace std;
+
+
+/*
+only analyze number characters
+take the string data and create a new list of only numbers to better iterate later on
+check for the total numbers to help with the loop
+start on row 1 col 1 and iterate to right
+once you reach end of col update rows
+if is not first row take the last col value
+once you reach end row iterate to left
+update first and last rows again
+now repeat process but in reverse
+*/
+
+string MatrixSpiral(string strArr[], int size) 
+{
+	vector <vector <int> > list(size);
+	string temp;
+	int num;
+
+	// Loop to create a new list of ints
+	for (int row = 0; row < size; row++)
+	{
+		for (int col = 0; col < strArr[row].length(); col++)
+		{
+			// Condition to convert the string to int and add to the list
+			if (strArr[row][col] == ',' || strArr[row][col] == ']')
+			{
+				istringstream(temp) >> num;
+				list[row].push_back(num);
+				temp.clear();
+			}
+			// Create the string number
+			else if (strArr[row][col] >= '0' & strArr[row][col] <= '9')
+			{
+				temp += strArr[row][col];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We provide the total amount of numbers in the matrix.
+	int total = size * list[0].size();
+	int start = 0;
+
+	// Will represent the parent row and col
+	int first = 0;
+	int last = size;
+
+	// Will represent the child row and col
+	// These are our current location
+	int row = 0;
+	int col = 0;
+
+	// Will represent the length our columns are when analyzed
+	int colStart = 0;
+	int colEnd = list[0].size();
+
+	// Signals to determine how we iterate
+	bool down, up;
+
+	string result;
+
+	// Spiral cycle
+	while (start < total)
+	{
+		// When we are dealing with the parent first row
+		// We iterate to the right
+		if (row == first)
+		{
+			stringstream convert;
+			convert << list[row][col];
+			result += convert.str();
+			result += ',';
+
+			// Condition to check if we have reached the current column end
+			// Iterate to the right
+			if (col + 1 < colEnd)
+			{
+				col++;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// Update our last row and col end
+				// Also signal that we now go down
+				last--;
+				row++;
+				colEnd--;
+				down = true;
+				up = false;
+			}
+		}
+		// Condition when we reach the parent last row
+		else if (row == last)
+		{
+			stringstream convert;
+			convert << list[row][col];
+			result += convert.str();
+			result += ',';
+
+			// Iterate to the left
+			if (col - 1 >= colStart)
+			{
+				col--;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// Update our first row and column start
+				// Signal that we now go up
+				first++;
+				row--;
+				colStart++;
+				up = true;
+				down = false;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (down) // Going down we just take the last value of that row based on column length we set up
+		{
+			stringstream convert;
+			convert << list[row][col];
+			result += convert.str();
+			result += ',';
+			row++;
+		}
+		else if (up) // Going down we take the first value of that row based on column lenght we set up
+		{
+			stringstream convert;
+			convert << list[row][col];
+			result += convert.str();
+			result += ',';
+			row--;
+		}
+
+		start++;
+	}
+
+	// Erasing the comma at the end
+	result.erase(result.end() - 1);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+int main() 
+{
+	string A[] = { "[1, 2, 3]", "[4, 5, 6]", "[7, 8, 9]" };
+	string B[] = { "[1, 2]", "[10, 14]" };
+	string C[] = { "[4, 5, 6, 5]", "[1, 1, 2, 2]", "[5, 4, 2, 9]" };
+
+	cout << MatrixSpiral(A, sizeof(A)/sizeof(A[0])) << endl; // 1,2,3,6,9,8,7,4,5
+	cout << MatrixSpiral(B, sizeof(B) / sizeof(B[0])) << endl; // 1,2,14,10
+	cout << MatrixSpiral(C, sizeof(C) / sizeof(C[0])) << endl; // 4,5,6,5,2,9,2,4,5,1,1,2
+	return 0;
+
+}
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