Given a singly linked list, return a random node's value from the linked list. Each node must have the same probability of being chosen.
Follow up: What if the linked list is extremely large and its length is unknown to you? Could you solve this efficiently without using extra space?
Example:
// Init a singly linked list [1,2,3]. ListNode head = new ListNode(1); head.next = new ListNode(2); head.next.next = new ListNode(3); Solution solution = new Solution(head);
// getRandom() should return either 1, 2, or 3 randomly. Each element should have equal probability of returning. solution.getRandom();
Solution
/**
* Definition for singly-linked list.
* public class ListNode {
* int val;
* ListNode next;
* ListNode(int x) { val = x; }
* }
*/
public class Solution {
ListNode head;
Random random;
/** @param head The linked list's head.
Note that the head is guaranteed to be not null, so it contains at least one node. */
public Solution(ListNode head) {
this.head = head;
this.random = new Random();
}
/** Returns a random node's value. */
public int getRandom() {
ListNode iter = this.head;
int res = iter.val;
iter = iter.next;
int n = 1;
while(iter != null) {
++n;
if(random.nextInt(n) == 0) {
res = iter.val;
}
iter = iter.next;
}
return res;
}
}
/**
* Your Solution object will be instantiated and called as such:
* Solution obj = new Solution(head);
* int param_1 = obj.getRandom();
*/