# Path Separator > Platform-specific path segment separator.
## Usage ```javascript var PATH_SEP = require( '@stdlib/constants/path/sep' ); ``` #### PATH_SEP Platform-specific path segment separator. ```javascript var IS_WINDOWS = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-windows' ); var bool; if ( IS_WINDOWS ) { bool = ( PATH_SEP === '\\' ); // returns true } else { bool = ( PATH_SEP === '/' ); // returns true } ```
## Examples ```javascript var IS_WINDOWS = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-windows' ); var PATH_SEP = require( '@stdlib/constants/path/sep' ); var parts; var path; if ( IS_WINDOWS ) { path = 'foo\\bar\\baz'; } else { path = 'foo/bar/baz'; } parts = path.split( PATH_SEP ); console.log( parts ); // => ['foo','bar','baz'] ```