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IBM Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
Basic product usage information and programming language reference information.
Java/CORBA Classes
This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
Java™ Classes A-Z
ViewEntryCollection (Java™)
Represents a collection of view entries of type document sorted in view order.
getPrevEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
Gets the entry immediately preceding the current or a specified entry in a view entry collection.

IBM Domino Designer Basic User Guide and Reference
Basic product usage information and programming language reference information.
- Accessibility and keyboard shortcuts
  Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
- Application Design
  Welcome to the Application Design section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Application Management
  Welcome to the Application Management section of Domino® Designer Help.
- Domino® Query Language
  Domino Query Language (DQL) is a facility running in Domino core allowing for a terse shorthand syntax for finding documents according to a wide variety of complexity of terms. It leverages existing design elements without the need to write detailed code to access them.
- Composite Applications - Design and Management
  Composite applications are a key element in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and contextual collaboration strategy. The ability to create and edit composite applications lets you easily integrate different types of components and technologies.
- DB2® Access views
  Domino® Designer includes two types of design elements to assist you in managing data contained in DB2® enabled Notes® databases:
- Programming Overview and User Interface
  This section contains general guidelines and examples that show where to use Java, LotusScript, and the formula language.
- Formula Language
  This section documents the formula language.
- LotusScript® Language
  Welcome to the LotusScript® Language section of Domino® Designer Help.
- LotusScript/COM/OLE Classes
- Java/CORBA Classes
  This section documents the Java/CORBA classes.
  - Java™ Classes Coding Guidelines
  - Java™ Classes A-Z
    - Properties and methods with ECL security using Java™
      The following tables list the properties and methods affected by an execute control list (ECL). These properties cannot be accessed or set, and these methods do not execute on the workstation unless the marked ECL priveleges are granted to the signer of the formula.
    - Java™ constants
      The following sections provide contextual information for the constants used by the Java™ classes. Listed are the constant names, their integer values (in parentheses), and the properties and methods in which they are used.
    - Supporting components
      The following classes support the use of Java™ with Notes/Domino and the Domino® Objects:
    - ACL (Java™)
      Represents the access control list (ACL) of a database.
    - ACLEntry (Java™)
      Represents a single entry in an access control list. An entry may be for a person, a group, or a server.
    - AdministrationProcess (Java™)
    - Agent (Java™)
      Represents an agent.
    - AgentContext (Java™)
      Represents the agent environment of the current program, if an agent is running it.
    - ColorObject (Java™)
    - Database (Java™)
      Represents a Notes® database.
    - DateRange (Java™)
      Represents a range of dates and times.
    - DateTime (Java™)
      Represents a date and time.
    - DbDirectory (Java™)
      Represents the Domino® databases on a server or the local computer.
    - Directory (Java™)
      Represents the Notes® directories on a specific server or local computer, each of which is associated with one or more directory navigators to allow directory lookups.
    - DirectoryNavigator (Java™)
      Allows lookups of a specific associated Notes® directory on a specific server or local computer.
    - Document (Java™)
      Represents a document in a database.
    - DocumentCollection (Java™)
      Represents a collection of documents from a database, selected according to specific criteria.
    - DominoQuery (Java)
      Java class to compile, tune, and run Domino Query Language (DQL) queries.
    - DxlExporter (Java™)
    - DxlImporter (Java™)
    - EmbeddedObject (Java™)
      Represents any one of the following:
    - Form (Java™)
      Represents a form in a database.
    - IDVault (Java™)
      The IDVault class is a representation of the secure storage facility for UserIDs that may be configured for Domino by policy. IDs are stored there to allow for easier management by administrators and users. IDs from more than one server may be stored within an IDVault. The IDVault class provides methods to access UserID files, UserID objects, query the presence of an ID in the vault, sycnronise copies of IDs, and reset passwords. The IDVault class can be used to access UserID objects or files. These can be used to accomplish the encryption or decryption of Documents while running on the server.
    - International (Java™)
      Represents the international settings in the operating environment, for example, the Regional Settings in the Windows™ Control Panel. When settings change in the operating environment, Notes® recognizes the new settings immediately. For remote (IIOP) operations, these settings represent the session's server.
    - Item (Java™)
      Represents a discrete value or set of values in a document.
    - Log (Java™)
      Enables you to record actions and errors that take place during a program's execution. You can record actions and errors in:
    - MIMEEntity (Java™)
      Represents an item of type MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).
    - MIMEHeader (Java™)
      Represents a header in a MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) document.
    - Name (Java™)
      Represents a user or server name.
    - Newsletter (Java™)
      Document or set of documents that contains information from, or links to, several other documents.
    - NoteCollection (Java™)
    - NotesCalendar (Java)
      Represents a Domino® calendar.
    - NotesCalendarEntry (Java)
      Represents a Domino® calendar entry.
    - NotesCalendarNotice (Java)
      Represents a Domino® calendar notice.
    - Outline (Java™)
      Represents an outline in a database.
    - OutlineEntry (Java™)
      Represents an entry in an outline.
    - NotesProperty (Java™)
      Represents a single property in the Composite Applications properties of a Domino® application. Properties are data transmitted to or from the Property Broker, which routes your application's communication with other components in a composite application. Properties are defined in a Wiring Properties design element.
    - PropertyBroker (Java™)
      Mediates communication between components of a composite application, allowing communication between multiple Java™ components, or between Notes® and Java components.
    - Registration (Java™)
      Represents the creation or administration of an ID file.
    - Replication (Java™)
      Represents the replication settings of a database.
    - ReplicationEntry (Java™)
    - RichTextDoclink (Java™)
    - RichTextItem (Java™)
      Represents an item of type rich text.
    - RichTextNavigator (Java™)
    - RichTextParagraphStyle (Java™)
      Represents rich text paragraph attributes.
    - RichTextRange (Java™)
    - RichTextSection (Java™)
    - RichTextStyle (Java™)
      Represents rich-text attributes.
    - RichTextTab (Java™)
      Represents a tab in a rich text paragraph style.
    - RichTextTable (Java™)
    - Session (Java™)
    - Stream (Java™)
      Represents a stream of binary or character data.
    - UserID (Java™)
      The UserID class represents the Notes ID file or a Notes ID when it resides within the Domino IDVault. This object is primarily used to obtain the names of the private encryption keys which are available for use within the UserID object.
    - View (Java™)
      Represents a view or folder of a database and provides access to documents within it.
    - ViewColumn (Java™)
      Represents a column in a view or folder.
    - ViewEntry (Java™)
      Represents a view entry. A view entry describes a row in a view.
    - ViewEntryCollection (Java™)
      Represents a collection of view entries of type document sorted in view order.
      - Examples: ViewEntryCollection class, and Count and Parent properties
        This example creates a ViewEntryCollection object for all the document entries in a view, gets the parent view and the entry count, and gets all the entries.
      - Count (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Read-only. The number of entries in a view entry collection.
      - Parent (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Read-only. The view that contains a view entry collection.
      - Query (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Read-only. The text of the query that produced a view entry collection if the collection results from a full-text search.
      - addEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Adds an entry to a view entry collection.
      - clone (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Returns a ViewEntryCollection object which is a copy of the original collection.
      - contains (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Indicates whether or not a ViewEntryCollection contains all of the Documents or ViewEntries given.
      - deleteEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Deletes an entry from a view entry collection.
      - FTSearch (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Conducts a full-text search on all entries in a view entry collection and filters the collection so that it respresents only the entries that match the full-text query.
      - getEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Gets a specified entry in a view entry collection.
      - getFirstEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Gets the first entry in a view entry collection.
      - getLastEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Gets the last entry in a view entry collection.
      - getNextEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Gets the entry immediately following the current or a specified entry in a view entry collection.
      - getNthEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Gets the entry at a specified position in a view entry collection.
      - getPrevEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Gets the entry immediately preceding the current or a specified entry in a view entry collection.
      - intersect (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Removes from a view entry collection any entries whose associated documents are not also contained in a second collection.
      - markAllRead (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Marks all of the documents in a collection as read.
      - markAllUnread (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Marks all of the documents in a collection as unread.
      - merge (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Adds to a view entry collection any documents not already in the collection that are contained in a second document or view entry collection.
      - putAllInFolder (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Adds the documents associated with all the entries in a view entry collection to a specified folder.
      - removeAll (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Permanently removes the documents associated with the entries in a view entry collection from a database.
      - removeAllFromFolder (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Removes the documents associated with the entries in a view entry collection from a specified folder.
      - stampAll (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Replaces the value of a specified item in the documents of all the entries in a view entry collection.
      - subtract (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Removes from a view entry collection any entries whose associated documents are also contained in a second collection.
      - updateAll (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)
        Marks all documents in a collection as processed by an agent.
    - ViewNavigator (Java™)
      Represents a view navigator. A view navigator provides access to all or a subset of the entries in a view.
- Lotus® Connectors
  Lotus® Connectors provide native access to a wide variety of DBMS products, ODBC, the platform File system, Enterprise Resource Planning systems, and Transaction Processing systems.
- Javadoc™ for Domino® Designer related APIs
  As part of providing additional Java™ reference documentation, Domino® Designer ships with a help plugin that contains Javadoc™ for additional Domino Designer related APIs.

getPrevEntry (ViewEntryCollection - Java™)

Gets the entry immediately preceding the current or a specified entry in a view entry collection.

Defined in

Syntax

public ViewEntry getPrevEntry()
    throws NotesException
public ViewEntry getPrevEntry(ViewEntry entry)
    throws NotesException

Parameters

ViewEntry entry

Any entry in the view entry collection. Cannot be null.

Return value

ViewEntry

The entry preceding the current or specified entry. If there is no previous entry, returns null.

Usage

In loops you should recycle the ViewEntry object on each iteration. Use a temporary object to save and restore the object.

Example