# adaptivePresentationStyle Returns the presentation style to use when the presented view controller becomes horizontally compact. ``` var adaptivePresentationStyle: UIModalPresentationStyle { get } ``` ## Return Value The value provided by the presentation controller’s delegate or [`UIModalPresentationStyle.none`](/documentation/UIKit/UIModalPresentationStyle/none) if a delegate was not provided or does not return a valid value. ## Discussion After the content managed by the presentation controller is onscreen, this method returns the presentation style to use when transitioning to a horizontally compact environment. This method is not meant to be overridden. The implementation consults its delegate object and returns the value provided by that object’s [`adaptivePresentationStyle(for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIAdaptivePresentationControllerDelegate/adaptivePresentationStyle(for:)) method. Some system-supplied presentation controllers may also provide a new style that is more suited for a compact environment. For example, presentation controllers that manage popovers and form sheets return the [`UIModalPresentationStyle.fullScreen`](/documentation/UIKit/UIModalPresentationStyle/fullScreen) value. This method only returns the presentation style to use in a horizontally compact environment. It does not initiate a transition to the new style. The system initiates the transition to the new style when the size class actually changes. When transitioning to a new style, the actual presentation controller object may change. As a result, do not cache the presentation controller object in your code. Always retrieve it from your view controller’s [`presentationController`](/documentation/UIKit/UIViewController/presentationController) property. In iOS 8.3 and later, UIKit calls the [`adaptivePresentationStyle(for:)`](/documentation/UIKit/UIPresentationController/adaptivePresentationStyle(for:)) method to retrieve presentation styles instead of this one. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)