fix(autocomplete): clear autocomplete value when pressing clear button

.changeset/nice-books-yell.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@nextui-org/autocomplete": patch
+---
+
+clear autocomplete value when pressing clear button (#4402)

packages/components/autocomplete/__tests__/autocomplete.test.tsx

@@ -235,6 +235,49 @@ describe("Autocomplete", () => {
     expect(autocomplete).toHaveFocus();
   });
 
+  it("should clear arbitrary value after clicking clear button", async () => {
+    const wrapper = render(
+      <Autocomplete aria-label="Favorite Animal" data-testid="autocomplete" label="Favorite Animal">
+        <AutocompleteItem key="penguin" value="penguin">
+          Penguin
+        </AutocompleteItem>
+        <AutocompleteItem key="zebra" value="zebra">
+          Zebra
+        </AutocompleteItem>
+        <AutocompleteItem key="shark" value="shark">
+          Shark
+        </AutocompleteItem>
+      </Autocomplete>,
+    );
+
+    const autocomplete = wrapper.getByTestId("autocomplete");
+
+    // open the select listbox
+    await user.click(autocomplete);
+
+    // assert that the autocomplete listbox is open
+    expect(autocomplete).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "true");
+
+    await user.keyboard("pe");
+
+    const {container} = wrapper;
+
+    const clearButton = container.querySelector(
+      "[data-slot='inner-wrapper'] button:nth-of-type(1)",
+    )!;
+
+    expect(clearButton).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // click the clear button
+    await user.click(clearButton);
+
+    // assert that the input has empty value
+    expect(autocomplete).toHaveValue("");
+
+    // assert that input is focused
+    expect(autocomplete).toHaveFocus();
+  });
+
   it("should keep the ListBox open after clicking clear button", async () => {
     const wrapper = render(
       <Autocomplete aria-label="Favorite Animal" data-testid="autocomplete" label="Favorite Animal">

packages/components/autocomplete/src/use-autocomplete.ts

@@ -418,13 +418,9 @@ export function useAutocomplete<T extends object>(originalProps: UseAutocomplete
       onPress: (e: PressEvent) => {
         slotsProps.clearButtonProps?.onPress?.(e);
         if (state.selectedItem) {
-          state.setInputValue("");
           state.setSelectedKey(null);
-        } else {
-          if (allowsCustomValue) {
-            state.setInputValue("");
-          }
         }
+        state.setInputValue("");
         state.open();
       },
       "data-visible": !!state.selectedItem || state.inputValue?.length > 0,