render() {
        <ExScreen
          headerColor={this.state.headerColor}
          scrollEnabled={this.state.enableScroll}
          style={styles.container} >
          <View >
            <View  >
              <View style={[styles.inputContainer]} >
                <TextInput
                  ref= "username"
                  onChangeText={(text) => this.setState({text})}
                  value={this.state.username}
                />
              </View>
 <Button style={{color: 'white',marginTop: 30,borderWidth: 1,borderColor: 'white',marginLeft: 20*vw,marginRight: 20*vw,height: 40,padding: 10}} 
             onPress={this._handlePress.bind(this)}>
              Sign In
            </Button>   
...
 _handlePress(event) {
    var username=this.refs.username.value;