HTML DOM previousSiblingProperty
Element ObjectExample
Return the node immediately preceding a node:
document.getElementById("item2").previousSibling;
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Definition and Usage
The previousSibling property returns the node immediately preceding a node (at the same tree level).
The returned node is returned as a node object.
Note:If this node does not exist, the property returns null.
Browser Support
All major browsers support the previousSibling property.
Syntax
node.previousSibling
Technical Details
| Return Value: | The node immediately preceding a node (at the same tree level), as a node object. |
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| DOM Version | Core Level 1 Node Object |
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