RefMixin

refMixin.js

/**
 *  Ref $elector Mixin
 */
export default {
  $(ref) {
    return this.refs[ref].getDOMNode()
  }
}

superAwesomeComponent.jsx

import React    from 'react'
import RefMixin from 'mixins/refMixin'

const Component = React.createClass({
  mixins: [ RefMixin ],
  
  send() {
    let name  = this.$('name').value
    let email = this.$('email').value
    
    // beep boop
    
    this.$('form').reset()
  },
  
  render() {
    return (
      <div>
        <form ref="form" onSubmit={ this.send }>
          <input type="text" ref="name" />
          <input type="text" ref="email" />
          <button type="submit">Send</button>
        </form>
      </div>
    )
  }
})

export default Component