--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Returns the previous sibling that is an element, or nil if there is no Element sibling prior to this one
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc = Document.new '<a><b/>text<c/></a>'\n doc.root.elements['c'].previous_element          #-> <b/>\n doc.root.elements['b'].previous_element          #-> nil\n"
full_name: REXML::Element#previous_element
is_singleton: false
name: previous_element
params: ()
visibility: public