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PHP Function previous()
Syntax
Definition and Usage
The prev() function 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.
Paramters
Parameter | Description |
array | Required. Specifies an array |
Return Value
Returns the previous element in an array.
Example
Try out following example:
<?php
$transport = array('foot', 'bike', 'car', 'plane');
$mode = current($transport);
print "$mode <br />";
$mode = next($transport);
print "$mode <br />";
$mode = current($transport)
print "$mode <br />";;
$mode = prev($transport);
print "$mode <br />";
$mode = end($transport);
print "$mode <br />";
$mode = current($transport);
print "$mode <br />";
?>
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This will produce following result:
foot
bike
bike
foot
plane
plane
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