cniPreviousSibling

Use this function to retrieve the address of the syntax element object that is the previous sibling (left sibling) of the specified syntax element.

Syntax

CciElement* cniPreviousSibling(
  int*         returnCode,
  CciElement*  targetElement);

Parameters

returnCode
The return code from the function (output).
Possible return codes are:
  • CCI_SUCCESS
  • CCI_EXCEPTION
  • CCI_INV_ELEMENT_OBJECT
targetElement
The address of the target syntax element object (input).

Return values

  • If successful, the address of the requested syntax element object is returned.
  • If there is no previous sibling, zero is returned, and returnCode is set to CCI_SUCCESS.
  • If an error occurs, zero (CCI_NULL_ADDR) is returned, and the returnCode parameter indicates the reason for the error.