Single click to clear search field

[bmm-brobbins]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
After searching, must manually clear search field, via e.g. highlight+delete or backspacing.

Describe the solution you'd like
Proposal for an 'x' to appear at right of search field to enable single-click clearing of search contents.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Haven't found a solution here or the usual forums.

Additional context
Any pointers or code to accomplish this feature in the interim using lib's existing capabilities and/or an HOC would be great.
I'm using inlineSearchInput, btw.
P.s. Great lib, thank you for publishing it.

[mrchief]

@bmm-brobbins I think it's a fair use case but implementing it is bit more than trivial. Apart from the likely UX confusion that extra x may create on smaller viewports, we also need to figure out accessibility aspect of it - that includes keyboard nav, tab focus order etc.

There is something you can do though to mimic the functionality:

• create your own wrapper control that puts the x in the input box (use CSS to position it)
• on click of this button, you programmatically reset the data (in effect wiping out all selections)

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