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import java.util.*;
public class Test {
    public Test() {
    }

    public int[][] rearrangeArray( int[][] args ) throws Exception {
        if( args == null ) {
            return null ;
        }
        if( args.length == 0 ) {
            int[][] out = {} ;
            return out ;
        }
        int r = args.length ;
        int c = args[0].length ;
        int[][] out = new int[r][c] ;
        for( int i=0; i<c; i++ ) {
            int[] col = new int[r];
            for( int j=0; j<r; j++ ) {
                col[j] = args[j][i] ;
            }
            sort( col );
             for( int j=0; j<r; j++ ) {
                out[j][i] = col[j];
            }
        }
         return out ;
    }

    public void sort( int[] in ) {
        Arrays.sort( in );
    }

    public static void main( String[] args ) throws Exception {
        int[][] in = { { 0, 0 , -1 } , { 5 , -6 , 7 } ,{ 0, 0 , 8 } , { 
-6 ,2 , 3 }, { 4, 0 , 1 } , { 1 ,2 , 3 } } ;
        Test test = new Test();
        int[][] out = test.rearrangeArray( in ) ;
    }
}

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