Min Depth of Binary Tree

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Problem Description

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: The path has to end on a leaf node.

Input Format

The first argument is a TreeNode, pointing to the root of the binary tree.

Output Format

Return an integer equal to the minimum depth of the tree.

Example Input

  1
 /
2

Example Output

2

Example Explanation

Minimum Depth is 2, which is from 1 -> 2.

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