prev
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
prev — Rewind the internal array pointer
Description
prev ( array|object &$array ) : mixed
Rewind the internal array pointer.
prev() behaves just like next(), except it rewinds the internal array pointer one place instead of advancing it.
Parameters
-
array
-
The input array.
Return Values
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.
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.
Examples
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'; ?>
Notes
Note: The beginning of an array is indistinguishable from a bool
false
element. To make the distinction, check that the key() of the prev() element is notnull
.
See Also
- current() - Return the current element in an array
- end() - Set the internal pointer of an array to its last element
- next() - Advance the internal pointer of an array
- reset() - Set the internal pointer of an array to its first element
- each() - Return the current key and value pair from an array and advance the array cursor
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