peacechen
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4 years ago Direct manipulation via refs is a feature of React. I recommend that you search resources such as React Native's documentation and Stack Overflow to learn how to use them.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36716207/react-native-accessing-refs-in-a-custom-component
https://medium.com/@rossbulat/how-to-use-react-refs-4541a7501663
Generally speaking, you should avoid calling a component's internal methods if there's a prop to control it. In this case, use the selectedDate prop.
I see a note in the readme about using setSelectedDate(date) and above it there is a note that "Methods may be accessed through the instantiated component's ref." I don't understand what this means. Can you provide an example as to how to use the setSelectedDate method? Thanks!