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---
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id: platform-specific-code
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title: Platform Specific Code
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layout: docs
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category: Guides
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permalink: docs/platform-specific-code.html
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next: native-modules-ios
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---
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When building a cross-platform app, the need to write different code for different platforms may arise. This can always be achieved by organizing the various components in different folders:
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```sh
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/common/components/
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/android/components/
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/ios/components/
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```
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Another option may be naming the components differently depending on the platform they are going to be used in:
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```sh
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BigButtonIOS.js
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BigButtonAndroid.js
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```
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But React Native provides two alternatives to easily organize your code separating it by platform:
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## Platform specific extensions
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React Native will detect when a file has a `.ios.` or `.android.` extension and load the right file for each platform when requiring them from other components.
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For example, you can have these files in your project:
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```sh
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BigButton.ios.js
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BigButton.android.js
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```
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With this setup, you can just require the files from a different component without paying attention to the platform in which the app will run.
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```javascript
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import BigButton from './components/BigButton';
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```
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React Native will import the correct component for the running platform.
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## Platform module
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A module is provided by React Native to 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.
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```javascript
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var { Platform } = React;
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var styles = StyleSheet.create({
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height: (Platform.OS === 'ios') ? 200 : 100,
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});
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```
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`Platform.OS` will be `ios` when running in iOS and `android` when running in an Android device or simulator.
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###Detecting Android version
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On Android, the Platform module can be also used to detect which is the version of the Android Platform in which the app is running
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```javascript
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var {Platform} = React;
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if(Platform.Version === 21){
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console.log('Running on Lollipop!');
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}
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```
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