Last Updated : 17 Mar 2025

The PHP prev( ) function is used to fetch the array value in the previous place, pointed by the internal array pointer. This function was introduced in PHP 4.0.

Syntax

Parameter

Returns

The prev( ) function returns the value of the previous element in the array on success or false if there are no more elements.

Example 1

Output:

php
Java

Example 2

Output:

Java
php
Java

Example 3

Output:

arctic
antarctic
arctic

Example 4

Output:

arctic
indian
arctic
arctic