(PHP 4, PHP 5)
prev — Rewind the internal array pointer
Rewind the internal array pointer.
prev() behaves just like next(), except it rewinds the internal array pointer one place instead of advancing it.
arrayThe input array.
Returns the array value in the previous place that's pointed to by the internal array pointer, or FALSE if there are no more elements.
Example #1 Example use of prev() and friends
<?php
$transport = array('foot', 'bike', 'car', 'plane');
$mode = current($transport); // $mode = 'foot';
$mode = next($transport); // $mode = 'bike';
$mode = next($transport); // $mode = 'car';
$mode = prev($transport); // $mode = 'bike';
$mode = end($transport); // $mode = 'plane';
?> This function may return Boolean FALSE, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to FALSE. Please read the section on Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.
Note: You won't be able to distinguish the beginning of an array from a boolean
FALSEelement. To properly traverse an array which may containFALSEelements, see the each() function.