Microsoft XML SDK 2.6 - XML Reference

IXMLDOMNode::previousSibling Method

IXMLDOMNode::get_previousSibling Method

Contains the left sibling of this node.

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMNode = oXMLDOMNode.previousSibling

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT get_previousSibling(
    IXMLDOMNode **previousSibling);

Parameters

previousSibling [out]
Left sibling of this node.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK
Value returned if successful.
S_FALSE
Value returned when there is no previous sibling.
E_INVALIDARG
Value returned if previousSibling is Null.

Remarks

This value depends on the value of the nodeType method.

NODE_ATTRIBUTE, NODE_DOCUMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT Always returns Null; these node types do not appear as children of any other nodes.
NODE_CDATA_SECTION, NODE_COMMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT_TYPE, NODE_ELEMENT, NODE_ENTITY, NODE_ENTITY_REFERENCE, NODE_NOTATION, NODE_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION, NODE_TEXT Returns the node immediately preceding this node in this node's parent's child list. Returns Null if no such node exists.

See Also

IXMLDOMNode Interface