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.
# class ListNode:
# def __init__(self, x):
# self.val = x
# self.next = None
import random
class Solution:
def __init__(self, head):
"""
@param head The linked list's head.
Note that the head is guaranteed to be not null, so it contains at least one node.
:type head: ListNode
"""
self.head = head
self.length = 0
node = head
while node:
self.length += 1
node = node.next
def getRandom(self):
"""
Returns a random node's value.
:rtype: int
"""
idx = random.randint(0, self.length - 1)
node = self.head
while idx:
idx -= 1
node = node.next
return node.val
# Your Solution object will be instantiated and called as such:
# obj = Solution(head)
# param_1 = obj.getRandom()