Platform-specific code

When building a cross-platform app, you want to re-use as much code as possible across platforms. However, scenarios might arise where it makes sense for the code to be different depending on the OS. This requires a separate implementation by declaring a specific platform.

In React Native, the following implementation would be used:

// React Native
if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
  return 'iOS';
} else if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
  return 'android';
} else {
  return 'not recognised';
}

In Flutter, use the following implementation:

// Flutter
if (Theme.of(context).platform == TargetPlatform.iOS) {
  return 'iOS';
} else if (Theme.of(context).platform == TargetPlatform.android) {
  return 'android';
} else if (Theme.of(context).platform == TargetPlatform.fuchsia) {
  return 'fuchsia';
} else {
  return 'not recognised ';
}