Does a doubly linked list object store a pointer to the previous element?

Yes, in a doubly linked list object, a pointer to the previous element is stored.

A doubly linked list is a data structure where each element (node) contains:

• a reference (pointer) to the next element;
• a reference (pointer) to the previous element;
• data.

This allows efficient traversal of the list in both directions.

Example of a doubly linked list node in Java:

class Node {
    int data;
    Node next;
    Node prev;

    Node(int data) {
        this.data = data;
        this.next = null;
        this.prev = null;
    }
}