$page->prev() method

Return the previous sibling page

Example

// Get the previous sibling
$sibling = $page->prev();

// Get the previous sibling having field "featured" with value of "1"
$sibling = $page->prev("featured=1"); 

Usage

// basic usage
$page = $page->prev();

// usage with all arguments
$page = $page->prev($selector = '', $siblings = null);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
selector (optional)string, array

Optional selector. When specified, will find nearest previous sibling that matches.

siblings (optional)PageArray, null

Optional siblings to use instead of the default.

Return value

Page NullPage

Returns the previous sibling page, or a NullPage if none found.


$page methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.236

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