previousSibling method

Retrieves the previous sibling of the current node in the filtered TreeWalker hierarchy and updates currentNode.

 

Syntax

var oNode = TreeWalker.previousSibling();

Parameters

oNode [out, retval]

Type: Node

Object that receives the previous child of a parent node in the filtered TreeWalker hierarchy.

Return value

Type: Node

Object that receives the previous child of a parent node in the filtered TreeWalker hierarchy.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification, Section 1.2

Remarks

previousSibling sets the currentNode to the returned node. It returns null if there are no more child nodes.

See also

TreeWalker