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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<refentry xml:id="function.prev" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>prev</refname>
<refpurpose>Rewind the internal array pointer</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>prev</methodname>
<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter role="reference">array</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Rewind the internal array pointer.
</para>
<para>
<function>prev</function> behaves just like <function>next</function>,
except it rewinds the internal array pointer one place instead of advancing it.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>array</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The input array.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
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.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Example use of <function>prev</function> and friends</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?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';
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="notes">
&reftitle.notes;
&return.falseproblem;
<note>
<simpara>
You won't be able to distinguish the beginning of an array from a
<type>boolean</type> &false; element. To properly traverse an array
which may contain &false; elements, see the <function>each</function>
function.
</simpara>
</note>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>current</function></member>
<member><function>end</function></member>
<member><function>next</function></member>
<member><function>reset</function></member>
<member><function>each</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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