TreeWalker.previousSibling()

The TreeWalker.previousSibling() method moves the current Node to its previous sibling, if any, and returns the found sibling. I there is no such node, return null and the current node is not changed.

Syntax

node = treeWalker.previousSibling();

Example

var treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker(
    document.body,
    NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
    { acceptNode: function(node) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; } },
    false
);
var node = treeWalker.previousSibling(); // returns null as there is no previous sibiling

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM
The definition of 'TreeWalker.previousSibling' in that specification.
Living Standard No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification
The definition of 'TreeWalker.previousSibling' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1.0 (Yes) 2.0 (1.8.1) 9.0 9.0 3.0
Feature Android Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) 1.0 (1.8.1) (Yes) 9.0 3.0

See also

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