Check table row based on value of input search SAPUI5 - sapui5

Question

I have a table (multiselect mode) with a search field. Is there a way that when I search, the value of the search result will automatically check the corresponding row in the table. Initially I though I could just search and then if the result length is 1, do a getItems() on the table and setSelected = true on the first row. The row gets selected, but when I exit the searching, it the row get deselected.
var oSerialTable = new sap.m.Table({
mode: sap.m.ListMode.MultiSelect,
columns: [
...
],
items : {
path : "/results",
template: new sap.m.ColumnListItem({
cells: [
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Sernr}" }),
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Equnr}" }),
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Lbbsa}" })
]
})
},
select : function(evt){
},
updateFinished: function(){
var aItems = oTable.getItems();
console.log(aItems);
if (aItems.length == 1){
console.log(aItems[0]);
aItems[0].setSelected(true)
}
}
});
oSerialTable.setModel(ocheckSerialBatchJsonModel);
var oSerialTableSearch = new sap.m.SearchField({
search: function(oEvent){
var filterValue = oEvent.getSource().getValue();
var aFilter = new sap.ui.model.Filter("Sernr", sap.ui.model.FilterOperator.EQ, filterValue);
var oItemTemplate = new sap.m.ColumnListItem({
cells: [
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Sernr}" }),
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Equnr}" }),
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Lbbsa}" })
]
});
oSerialTableSearch.bindItems({path:"/SerialSet", template:oItemTemplate, filters: [aFilter]});
}
});

Answer 1

This gets much easier if you bind the selected property of the ColumnListItem to your model.
You can then perform the filtering and selection on your model data:
...
template: new sap.m.ColumnListItem({
cells: [
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Sernr}" }),
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Equnr}" }),
new sap.m.Text({ text: "{Lbbsa}" })
],
selected: "{selected}" //Bind selection to model
})
...
var oSerialTableSearch = new sap.m.SearchField({
search: function(oEvent){
var filterValue = oEvent.getSource().getValue();
var array = ocheckSerialBatchJsonModel.getProperty("/results");
array.forEach(function(item){
//update selected state of each item
item.selected = (item.Sernr == filterValue || item.Equnr == filterValue || item. Lbbsa === filterValue);
});
ocheckSerialBatchJsonModel.setProperty("/results",array); //Write back to Model to update bindings
}
});
Example with your code on JSBin.