# Leetcode 111. Minimum Depth of Binary Tree (C語言)
- 題目
Given a binary tree, find its minimum depth.
The minimum depth is the number of nodes along the shortest path from the root node down to the nearest leaf node.
Note: A leaf is a node with no children.
- 範例
```
Example:
Given binary tree [3,9,20,null,null,15,7],
3
/ \
9 20
/ \
15 7
return its minimum depth = 2.
```
```c
int minDepth(struct TreeNode* root){
if(!root)return 0;
if(!root->left && !root->right)return 1;
else if(!root->left){
return 1+minDepth(root->right);
}
else if(!root->right){
return 1+minDepth(root->left);
}
return 1+fmin(minDepth(root->left),minDepth(root->right));
}
```
思路:空樹回傳0,左右子點為空代表只有自己是leaf回傳1,否則表示有子樹。
1. 如果左子樹為空,回傳1+最小右子樹樹高
2. 如果右子樹為空,回傳1+最小左子樹樹高
3. 左右子樹皆不為空,回傳1+左右子樹樹高較小者。