function initializeInput(selector, color) {
    // just an example function
    $(selector).css("font-size", "21pt");
}

var myInput = React.createClass({
componentDidMount: function () {
    initializeInput("#" + this.props.inputId);
},
render: function() {
    return (
        <input type="text" value="text goes here"
               name={this.props.inputName}
               id={this.props.inputId}/>
    );
}
});