leetcode_398 Random Pick Index（Reservoir Sampling）

Posted 2020-09-13

Given an array of integers with possible duplicates, randomly output the index of a given target number. You can assume that the given target number must exist in the array.

Note:
The array size can be very large. Solution that uses too much extra space will not pass the judge.

Example:

int[] nums = new int[] {1,2,3,3,3};
Solution solution = new Solution(nums);

// pick(3) should return either index 2, 3, or 4 randomly. Each index should have equal probability of returning.
solution.pick(3);

// pick(1) should return 0. Since in the array only nums[0] is equal to 1.
solution.pick(1);

public class Solution {
    
    int[] nums;
    Random r=new Random();
    public Solution(int[] nums) {
        this.nums=nums;
    }
    
    public int pick(int target) {
        ArrayList al=new ArrayList();
        int count=0;
        for(int i=0;i<nums.length;i++){
            if(target==nums[i]){
                count++;
                al.add(i);
            }
        }
        int ans=r.nextInt(count);
        return (int)al.get(ans);
    }
}

/**
 * Your Solution object will be instantiated and called as such:
 * Solution obj = new Solution(nums);
 * int param_1 = obj.pick(target);
 */

随机方法：水塘抽样

遍历整个数组，如果数组的值不等于target，直接跳过；如果等于target，计数器count加1，然后我们在[0,count]范围内随机生成一个数字

把数组等于target的索引存在Arraylist对象中，随机生成，取到最终结果