previousSibling Property
Retrieves a reference to the previous child of the parent for the specified object.
Syntax
HTML N/A Scripting [ oElement = ] object.previousSibling
Possible Values
oElement Object that specifies a reference to the previous sibling of an object. The property is read-only with no default value.
Example
This example uses the previousSibling property to obtain the previous sibling of a list item.
<SCRIPT> // returns the list item labeled 'List Item 1' var oSibling = oList.childNodes(1).previousSibling; </SCRIPT> : <BODY> <UL ID = oList> <LI>List Item 1 <LI>List Item 2 <LI>List Item 3 </UL> </BODY>
Applies To
[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus. A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, NEXTID, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TextNode, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP
See Also
lastChild
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