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blockly > BlockNavigationPolicy > getPreviousSibling
BlockNavigationPolicy.getPreviousSibling() method
Returns the previous peer node of the given block.
Signature:
getPreviousSibling(current: BlockSvg): IFocusableNode | null;
Parameters
| Parameter |
Type |
Description |
| current |
BlockSvg |
The block to find the preceding element of. |
Returns:
IFocusableNode | null
The block's previous/output connection, or the last connection/block of the previous block stack if it is a root block.
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Last updated 2025-05-16 UTC.
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