import java.io.*; //Read it first /*When input window appear 1st input is the row of matrix 2nd input is the column of matrix Then enter rows*column elements separated by "Enter"*/ class SortArray { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); System.out.print("\nEnter the no. of rows: "); //enter number of rows int m = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine()); System.out.print("\nEnter the no. of columns: "); //enter number of columns int n = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine()); int A[][] = new int[m][n]; //creating a 2D array //enter elements in 2D Array System.out.println(); for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) { System.out.print("Enter the elements: "); A[i][j] = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine()); } } //Printing the original 2D Array System.out.println("\nThe original array: "); for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) { System.out.print(A[i][j] + "\t"); } System.out.println(); } //Sorting the 2D Array int t = 0; for (int x = 0; x < m; x++) { for (int y = 0; y < n; y++) { for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) { if (A[i][j] > A[x][y]) { t = A[x][y]; A[x][y] = A[i][j]; A[i][j] = t; } } } } } //Printing the sorted 2D Array System.out.println("\nThe Sorted Array:"); for (int i = 0; i < m; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) { System.out.print(A[i][j] + "\t"); } System.out.println(); } } }

2D Array Sort