# Platform Detect what is the platform in which the app is running. This piece of functionality can be useful when only small parts of a component are platform specific. ## Properties **OS**: string `Platform.OS` will be `web` when running in a Web browser. ```js import { Platform } from 'react-native'; const styles = StyleSheet.create({ height: (Platform.OS === 'web') ? 200 : 100, }); ``` ## Methods **select**(object): any `Platform.select` takes an object containing `Platform.OS` as keys and returns the value for the platform you are currently running on. ```js import { Platform } from 'react-native'; const containerStyles = { flex: 1, ...Platform.select({ android: { backgroundColor: 'blue' }, ios: { backgroundColor: 'red' }, web: { backgroundColor: 'green' } }) }); ```