Programatically clear input

[jorri11]

I have bound a variable to selectedItem. When i clear the bound variable (set it to undefined or null) it does not reflect in the input field. Is there a way to clear it programatically? Reproduction here

[rtwfroody]

Based on the comments in #174, I did this:

        const autocompleteClearButton = document.querySelector('span.autocomplete-clear-button');
        if (autocompleteClearButton)
            autocompleteClearButton.click();

This requires the button to be enabled by setting the showClear property.