---
title: "pageViewController(_:viewControllerBefore:)"
framework: CareKit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
platforms: [iOS 13.0+, Mac Catalyst 13.0+, watchOS 7.0+]
path: "carekit/ockdailypageviewcontroller/pageviewcontroller(_:viewcontrollerbefore:)"
---

# pageViewController(_:viewControllerBefore:)

Returns a view controller for the date previous to the currently selected date.

## Declaration

```swift
func pageViewController(_ pageViewController: UIPageViewController, viewControllerBefore viewController: UIViewController) -> UIViewController?
```

## See Also

### Handling Page View Changes

- [pageViewController(_:viewControllerAfter:)](carekit/ockdailypageviewcontroller/pageviewcontroller(_:viewcontrollerafter:).md)
- [pageViewController(_:didFinishAnimating:previousViewControllers:transitionCompleted:)](carekit/ockdailypageviewcontroller/pageviewcontroller(_:didfinishanimating:previousviewcontrollers:transitioncompleted:).md)