componenttools.iterate_namesakes_backward_from_component

abjad.tools.componenttools.iterate_namesakes_backward_from_component.iterate_namesakes_backward_from_component(component, start=0, stop=None)[source]

New in version 2.0.

Iterate namesakes backward from component:

abjad> container = Container(Staff(notetools.make_repeated_notes(2)) * 2)
abjad> container.is_parallel = True
abjad> container[0].name = 'staff 1'
abjad> container[1].name = 'staff 2'
abjad> score = Score([])
abjad> score.is_parallel = False
abjad> score.extend(container * 2)
abjad> pitchtools.set_ascending_named_diatonic_pitches_on_nontied_pitched_components_in_expr(score)
abjad> print score.format
\new Score {
    <<
        \context Staff = "staff 1" {
            c'8
            d'8
        }
        \context Staff = "staff 2" {
            e'8
            f'8
        }
    >>
    <<
        \context Staff = "staff 1" {
            g'8
            a'8
        }
        \context Staff = "staff 2" {
            b'8
            c''8
        }
    >>
}
abjad> for staff in componenttools.iterate_namesakes_backward_from_component(score[-1][0]):
...     print staff.format
...
\context Staff = "staff 1" {
    g'8
    a'8
}
\context Staff = "staff 1" {
    c'8
    d'8
}

Return generator.

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