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528. Random Pick with Weight

Time: Constructor: $O(n)$, pickIndex(): $O(\log n)$

Space: $O(n)$

			


class Solution {
 public:
  Solution(vector<int>& w) : prefix(w.size()) {
    partial_sum(begin(w), end(w), begin(prefix));
  }

  int pickIndex() {
    const int target = rand() % prefix.back();
    int l = 0;
    int r = prefix.size();

    while (l < r) {
      const int m = (l + r) / 2;
      if (prefix[m] > target)
        r = m;
      else
        l = m + 1;
    }

    return l;
  }

 private:
  vector<int> prefix;
};




			


class Solution {
  public Solution(int[] w) {
    prefix = w;
    for (int i = 1; i < prefix.length; ++i)
      prefix[i] += prefix[i - 1];
  }

  public int pickIndex() {
    final int target = rand.nextInt(prefix[prefix.length - 1]);
    int l = 0;
    int r = prefix.length;

    while (l < r) {
      final int m = (l + r) / 2;
      if (prefix[m] > target)
        r = m;
      else
        l = m + 1;
    }

    return l;
  }

  private int[] prefix;
  private Random rand = new Random();
}




			


class Solution:
  def __init__(self, w: List[int]):
    self.prefix = list(itertools.accumulate(w))

  def pickIndex(self) -> int:
    target = randint(0, self.prefix[-1] - 1)
    l = 0
    r = len(self.prefix)

    while l < r:
      m = (l + r) // 2
      if self.prefix[m] > target:
        r = m
      else:
        l = m + 1

    return l