https://leetcode.com/problems/linked-list-random-node/ // Using Reservoir sampling algorithm // https://discuss.leetcode.com/topic/53812/using-reservoir-sampling-o-1-space-o-n-time-complexity-c/2 /** * Definition for singly-linked list. * public class ListNode { * int val; * ListNode next; * ListNode(int x) { val = x; } * } */ public class Solution { ListNode h; java.util.Random rand; /** @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) { h = head; rand = new java.util.Random(); } /** Returns a random node's value. */ public int getRandom() { if (h == null) { return 0; } int ret = h.val; int i = 1; ListNode cur = h; while (cur.next != null) { cur = cur.next; i++; int f = rand.nextInt() % i; if (f == 0) { ret = cur.val; } } return ret; } } /** * Your Solution object will be instantiated and called as such: * Solution obj = new Solution(head); * int param_1 = obj.getRandom(); */