set ListView currentItem from JS

Question

Hi All...

I am setting the datasource for Listview in js file since I am fetching the data from a service and if I set the datasource in HTML, it throws exception. It works fine and now my requirement is to set third item as current item(selected item) of a listview.I am setting the index in ready event

var listView = element.querySelector(".xxxx").winControl;            
listView.itemDataSource = source.dataSource;
listView.currentItem.index = 5;
listView.currentItem.hasFocus = true;
listView.currentItem.showFocus = true;

but it always highlights the listview first item instead of specified index item.

Note: I tried setting the index in loadingstatechanged event .but it remains the same.

Let me know how to modify the selecteditem of a listview dynamically.

Thanks in advance....

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Nazia

Answer 1

It sounds like you are trying to set the selection before the datasource is loaded into the control.  What 'ready' event are you setting this in?

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