# Javascript: CommentCollection.getPreviousItem Method

> Gets the previous comment in the text flow.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 30.0
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > JavaScript API > Javascript: CommentCollection.getPreviousItem Method
- **391 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/commentcollection/getpreviousitem-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/commentcollection/getpreviousitem-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/javascript/commentcollection/getpreviousitem-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets the previous comment in the text flow.

### Syntax

```javascript
<void> CommentCollection.getPreviousItem(<RequestCommentCallback> callback, [<ErrorCallback> errorCallback])
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| callback | Receives the comment. |
| errorCallback | Optional. Is called when the operation failed with an error. |

### Examples

The following example demonstrates `CommentCollection.getPreviousItem` in a practical document-editing workflow. It gets the previous comment in the text flow.

```javascript
function onTxError(error) {
    console.error("TX Text Control error:", error.msg);
    error.handled = true;
}

TXTextControl.textParts.getMainText(function(mainText) {
    const comments = mainText.comments;
    comments.getPreviousItem(
        function(comment) {
            if (!comment) {
                console.warn("No commented text was returned.");
                return;
            }
            
            console.log("get previous item result:", comment);
        },
        onTxError
    );
}, onTxError);
```

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