Returns the previous sibling node of the current node

# tidyNode::getPreviousSibling

(PHP 8 >= 8.4.0)

tidyNode::getPreviousSibling — Returns the previous sibling node of the current node

### Description

public tidyNode::getPreviousSibling(): ?tidyNode

Returns the previous sibling node of the current node.

### Parameters

This function has no parameters.

### Return Values

Returns a tidyNode if the node has a previous sibling, or `null` otherwise.

### Examples

Example #1 tidyNode::getPreviousSibling() example

`<?php
$html = <<< HTML
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hello</p><p>World</p>
</body>
</html>
HTML;
$tidy = tidy_parse_string($html);
$node = $tidy->body();
var_dump($node->child[1]->getPreviousSibling()->value);
?>`

The above example will output:

    string(13) "<p>Hello</p>
    "

### See Also

- tidyNode::getParent() - Returns the parent node of the current node
- tidyNode::getNextSibling() - Returns the next sibling node of the current node

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