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# prev

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

prev -- Rewind the internal array pointer

## Description

mixed prev ( array &array )

Returns the array value in the previous place that's pointed to by the internal array pointer, or `FALSE` if there are no more elements.

Warning
This function may return Boolean `FALSE`, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to `FALSE`, such as 0 or "". Please read the section on Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.

> Note: You won't be able to distinguish the beginning of an array from a boolean `FALSE` element. To properly traverse an array which may contain `FALSE` elements, see the each() function.

prev() behaves just like next(), except it rewinds the internal array pointer one place instead of advancing it.

Example 1. Example use of prev() and friends
`<?php $transport = array('foot', 'bike', 'car', 'plane'); $mode = current($transport); // $mode = 'foot'; $mode = next($transport); // $mode = 'bike'; $mode = next($transport); // $mode = 'car'; $mode = prev($transport); // $mode = 'bike'; $mode = end($transport); // $mode = 'plane'; ?>`

See also current(), end(), next(), reset(), and each().

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