closest node to the target in BST

Question:

Give a BST, find a node whose value is closest to the target.

// when calling this method, set minDiff = Integer.MAX_VALUE, prev = null;
public static Node closestValue(Node root, int target, int minDiff, Node prev) {
	if (root == null) return prev;
	int diffV = Math.abs(root.value - target);
	if (diffV > minDiff) return prev;
	
	prev = root;
	minDiff = diffV;
	
	if (root.value == target) {
		return root;
	} else if (root.value > target) {
		return closestValue(root.left, target, minDiff, prev);
	} else {
		return closestValue(root.right, target, minDiff, prev);
	}
}