Add checkbox 'Search', as in New Listview wizard to New Table wizard, New Buttons wizard, New Select wizard, New Collapsible Set wizard for jQM 1.4.
wizard should create form with input and reference its id from the widget.

<form class="ui-filterable">
    <input id="filter-input" data-type="search">
</form>
<... data-filter="true" data-input="#filter-input">
...
</...>