New alternative input with reset instead of assist icon

Author: Avital Ben-Natan

controls/Input.js

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+sap.ui.define(['jquery.sap.global', 'sap/m/Input'],
+    function(jQuery, Parent) {
+        "use strict";
+
+        var Control = Parent.extend('ui5lib.controls.Input', {
+                init: function() {
+                    this.setShowValueHelp(true);
+                    this.attachLiveChange(this.checkInputForReset);
+                },
+
+                renderer: {},
+
+                onAfterRendering: function() {
+                    if (sap.m.Input.prototype.onAfterRendering) {
+                        sap.m.Input.prototype.onAfterRendering.apply(this, arguments);
+                    }
+
+                    var icon = this._getValueHelpIcon();
+                    icon.setSrc("sap-icon://sys-cancel");
+                    icon.setSize('1.25rem');
+                    if(!this.__initIcon){ // small hack to get the icon to load so it can appear immediately as something is typed into it.
+                        this.__initIcon = true;
+                        this.setShowValueHelp(false);
+                    }
+                },
+
+                checkInputForReset: function(evt){
+                    //var args = arguments;
+                    //debugger;
+                    var sVal = typeof(evt)==='string'? evt: evt.getParameter("newValue")
+                    if(!sVal){
+                        this.setShowValueHelp(false);
+                    }else{
+                        this.setShowValueHelp(true);
+                    }
+                },
+
+                setValue: function(sVal){
+                    this.checkInputForReset(sVal);
+                    if (sap.m.Input.prototype.setValue) {
+                        sap.m.Input.prototype.setValue.apply(this, arguments);
+                    }
+                },
+
+                fireValueHelpRequest: function(){
+                    this.setValue("");
+                }
+            });
+
+        return Control;
+
+    }, /* bExport = */ true);