.getPrev(selector)
Available on: InDom

Returns the InDom object for previous sibling element (or the previous sibling that matches the selector).
Returns null if nothing is found.

Parameters:
selector {string} (optional) - CSS selector to test against siblings.

Returns: {InDom | null} - InDom object, or null when not found

Throws:
Error - If the underlying element has been removed

Examples:
const span = $1('.sibling-example>.c');

console.log(span.getPrev().getHtml());
// test

console.log(span.getPrev('.a').getHtml());
// .a test
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