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GetPrevious

Returns the previous paragraph.

Syntax​

expression.GetPrevious();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiParagraph

Example​

Retrieve the paragraph that immediately precedes another paragraph in a document.

// How do I access the paragraph that comes before a given paragraph in a document?

// Bold the preceding paragraph by stepping backward from the current one in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph1 = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph1.AddText("This is just a sample paragraph №1.");
let paragraph2 = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph2.AddText("This is just a sample paragraph №2.");
doc.Push(paragraph2);
let previousParagraph = paragraph2.GetPrevious();
previousParagraph.SetBold(true);