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GetPrevious

Returns the previous row if exists.

Syntax​

expression.GetPrevious();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTableRow class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiTableRow | null

Example​

Get the previous row of a table in a PDF.

// Access the row that precedes the current one in a table in a PDF.

// Display text in the second and first rows using GetPrevious in a PDF.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const table = Api.CreateTable(2, 3);
const secondRow = table.GetRow(1);
const para = Api.CreateParagraph();
para.AddText('First row');
const para2 = Api.CreateParagraph();
para2.AddText('Second row');
secondRow.GetCell(0).GetContent().Push(para2);
secondRow.GetPrevious().GetCell(0).GetContent().Push(para);

page.AddObject(table);