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^tidyNodeLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

tidyNode::getPreviousSibling

(PHP 8 >= 8.4.0)

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

Description

public function 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::getParenttidyNode::hasChildren>
^tidyNodeLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026