JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0rc1/jquery.mobile-1.0rc1.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.0rc1/jquery.mobile-1.0rc1.min.css">
<div data-role="content">
<div data-role="fieldcontain">
<ul data-role="listview" data-filter="true">
<li><a href=#>Acura</a></li>
<li><a href=#>Audi</a></li>
<li><a href=#>BMW</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div data-role="fieldcontain">
<input type="button" onclick="clearFilter()" value="Clear"/>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
function clearFilter(){
$('input[data-type="search"]').val("");
$('input[data-type="search"]').trigger("keyup");
}