---
title: previous()
framework: tvmlkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: tvmlkit/tvplayer/previous()
---

# previous()

Plays the previous media item in the playlist.

## Declaration

```swift
func previous()
```

## See Also

### Controlling Playback

- [next()](tvmlkit/tvplayer/next().md)
- [pause()](tvmlkit/tvplayer/pause().md)
- [state](tvmlkit/tvplayer/state.md)
- [TVPlaybackState](tvmlkit/tvplaybackstate.md)
- [dispatch(event:userInfo:completion:)](tvmlkit/tvplayer/dispatch(event:userinfo:completion:).md)
- [TVPlaybackEvent](tvmlkit/tvplaybackevent.md)
- [TVPlaybackEventMarshaling](tvmlkit/tvplaybackeventmarshaling.md)
- [TVPlaybackCustomEventUserInfo](tvmlkit/tvplaybackcustomeventuserinfo.md)