[Project_owners] How do I select a non-visible listbox item?

[Soyapi Mumba]

Hi

I have a simple 1 column list box and I want to programmatically select an item 
just after appending it to the listbox.

It works well when all items (including the newly appended item) are visible. 
But if the list grows beyond the number of visible rows, the added items cannot 
be selected. With a mouse-click, they can be selected but not highlighted.

I'm using:

> var li = myListBox.appendItem(newName, newId);
> // myListBox.ensureElementIsVisbible(li);
 > // myListBox.scrollToIndex(myListBox.getIndexOfItem(li));
> myListBox.selectedItem = li;

I've tried but haven't had any luck with ensureElementIsVisible() and 
scrollToIndex() (commented above) either.

Any suggestions?

- Soyapi
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