How to set current item in App Maker datasource?

Question

This seems basic but I can\'t seem to figure out how to manually set the current item to work with from the datasource?

To illustrate: I have a table and I notice th

Answer 1

Use a timeout function. This happens because it takes some time for appmaker to change the item in the datasource. You can use something like this on the onClick event handler of the button or link that will take you to the other page:

setTimeout(function(){
  app.showPage(app.pages.pageToNavigate);
},200);

That should take care of the issue. I hope this helps!