Switching directions in iterating 2D arrays I had to do this in a course a while back: make {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9} into {{1,2,3},{6,5,4},{7,8,9}}. When doing it, I just made the inner for-loop do all the work.  But most of my friends had a Boolean and an if-statement to chose between a forward or reverse loop. 

Which is more optimal and which is more readable?

private double[][] a;
public TwoD(int numRows, int numCols, double[] oneD){
    a = new double[numCols][numRows];
    int d =1;
    int x = 0;
    int i = 0;
    for (int y=0; y&lt;numCols; y++){
        for (;x&lt;numRows&amp;&amp;x&gt;=0;x+=d){
            a[y][x] = oneD[i];
            i++;
        }
        d*=-1;
        x+=d;
    }   
}


Edit: I had to have an object with a constructor which took width and height and a one dimensional array. The 1d array would be put into a 2d array as if it was a physical string being laid out (→▬▬↓←▬▬↓→▬▬).3x3 is an easy example.
1 3 9 5 4 7 3 1 5 to
1 3 9→
7 4 5←
3 1 5→

The alternative would be like (is pseudo code ok when its not the code being reviewed?)

boolean right = true;
for y
    if right
        for x++
    else
        for x--
    right= !right;
I do prefer the solution with the boolean. Also, a third possible variant would be to fill every other from left to right and remaining rows from right to left

In any case, they way you are supposed to handle arrays where size is not A*B might help you to pick the best solution for you.