The NodeIterator.previousNode() method returns the previous node in the set represented by the NodeIterator and moves the position of the iterator backwards within the set.
Method of dom/NodeIteratordom/NodeIterator
Syntaxvar object = object.previousNode(/* see parameter list */);Parameters oNode
Object containing the previous node in the list.
Returns an object of type DOM NodeDOM Node
Type: HRESULT
This method can return one of these values.
Return code Description S_OK The operation completed successfully. InvalidStateError _ERR NodeIterator raises this exception if detach has been invoked on the object.This method returns null when the current node is the first node in the set.
Object containing the previous node in the list.
Examplesvar nodeIterator = document.createNodeIterator( document.body, NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT, { acceptNode: function(node) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; } }, false // this optional argument is not used any more ); currentNode = nodeIterator.nextNode(); // returns the next node previousNode = nodeIterator.previousNode(); // same result, since we backtracked to the previous nodNotes
In old browsers, as specified in old versions of the specifications, the method may throws the INVALID_STATE_ERR DOMException if this method is called after the NodeIterator.detach()method. Recent browsers never throw.
Syntaxnode = nodeIterator.previousNode();
Standards information Related specificationsMozilla Developer Network : [NodeIterator.previousNode Article]
Microsoft Developer Network: [previousNode Method Article]
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