// Source : https://leetcode.com/problems/linked-list-random-node/ // Author : Hao Chen // Date : 2016-08-24 /*************************************************************************************** * * 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(); ***************************************************************************************/ /** * Definition for singly-linked list. * struct ListNode { * int val; * ListNode *next; * ListNode(int x) : val(x), next(NULL) {} * }; */ class Solution { public: /** @param head The linked list's head. Note that the head is guaranteed to be not null, so it contains at least one node. */ Solution(ListNode* head) { this->head = head; this->len = 0; for(ListNode*p = head; p!=NULL; p=p->next, len++); srand(time(NULL)); } /** Returns a random node's value. */ int getRandom() { int pos = rand() % len; ListNode *p = head; for (; pos > 0; pos--, p=p->next); return p->val; } ListNode* head; int len; }; /** * Your Solution object will be instantiated and called as such: * Solution obj = new Solution(head); * int param_1 = obj.getRandom(); */