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PHP prev() function with example

PHP prev() function: Here, we are going to learn about the prev() function with example in PHP.
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on February 26, 2019

PHP prev() function

prev() function firstly moves the current pointer to the previous element and returns the element.

Syntax:

    prev(array);

Note: As we have discussed in last two posts (current() function in PHP and next() function in PHP) that an array has a pointer that points to the first element by default, next() function can be used to move the pointer to next element and then to print it and similarly a prev() function can be used to move the pointer to previous element and print it.

Examples:

    Input:
    $arr1 = array(10, 20, 30, 40, 50);
    Function call:
    current($arr1);
    next($arr1);
    prev($arr1);
    Output:
    10
    20
    10


    Input:
    $arr2 = array("name" => "Amit", "age" => 21, "Gender" => "Male");
    Function call:
    current($arr2);
    next($arr2);
    prev($arr2);
    Output:
    Amit
    21
    Amit

PHP code:

<?php
    $arr1 = array(10, 20, 30, 40, 50);
    $arr2 = array("name" => "Amit", "age" => 21, "Gender" => "Male");
    
    echo current($arr1) . "\n"; //print first element
    echo next($arr1) . "\n"; //move to next element and print 
    echo prev($arr1) . "\n"; //move to previous element and print 

    echo current($arr2) . "\n"; //print first element
    echo next($arr2) . "\n"; //move to next element and print 
    echo prev($arr2) . "\n"; //move to previous element and print     
?>

Output

10
20
10
Amit
21
Amit