Unfocus a TextInput in React Native

Question

I\'m building an Android app with React Native.

How can you force a TextInput to \"unFocus\", meaning the cursor is blinking inside the text field. The

Answer 1

Found it actually.It doesn't look as pretty and my intuition says this isn't a very "react" solution but if you want it here it is.

 this.refs['email_input'].blur()} 
 placeholder="Email address" 
 placeholderTextColor="white"
 onChangeText={(email) => this.setState({email})}/>