import java.util.*;

/*
 * public class TreeNode {
 *   int val = 0;
 *   TreeNode left = null;
 *   TreeNode right = null;
 *   public TreeNode(int val) {
 *     this.val = val;
 *   }
 * }
 */

/**
 * NC373 二叉搜索树最小差值
 * @author d3y1
 */
public class Solution {
    private int result = Integer.MAX_VALUE;

    /**
     * 代码中的类名、方法名、参数名已经指定,请勿修改,直接返回方法规定的值即可
     *
     * 程序入口
     *
     * @param root TreeNode类
     * @return int整型
     */
    public int minDifference (TreeNode root) {
        preorder(root);

        return result;
    }

    /**
     * 递归: 前序遍历
     * @param root
     */
    private void preorder(TreeNode root){
        if(root == null){
            return;
        }
        if(root.left != null){
            result = Math.min(result, Math.abs(root.val-root.left.val));
        }
        if(root.right != null){
            result = Math.min(result, Math.abs(root.val-root.right.val));
        }

        preorder(root.left);
        preorder(root.right);
    }
}