TreeWalker: previousNode() method - Web APIs | MDN

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Node object or null.

Examples

js

const treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker(
  document.body,
  NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT,
  {
    acceptNode(node) {
      return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT;
    },
  },
  false,
);
const node = treeWalker.previousNode(); // returns null as there is no parent

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# dom-treewalker-previousnode

Browser compatibility

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