getPrevDocument (NotesViewNavigator - JavaScript)

Returns the previous document entry in a view navigator.

Defined in

NotesViewNavigator

Syntax

getPrevDocument() : NotesViewEntry
Return value Description
NotesViewEntry The document entry preceding the current entry. Returns null if there is no previous document entry.

Usage

This method moves the current pointer to the retrieved entry unless the return value is null.

Examples

This button gets all the document entries in a view in reverse order.
var v:NotesView = database.getView("By category");
var nav:NotesViewNavigator = v.createViewNav();
var entry:NotesViewEntry = nav.getLastDocument();
while (entry != null) {
	requestScope.status += "\n" +
		entry.getColumnValues().elementAt(1).toString();
	var tmpentry:NotesViewEntry = nav.getPrevDocument();
	entry.recycle();
	entry = tmpentry;
}