Map does not zoom when feature is selected on Feature Table - arcgis-js-api

Question

According to the API Feature Table API both the syncSelection and the zoomToSelection properties are true by default so I thought that meant when I selected a row the map would zoom in on the selected feature but that doesn't appear to be true. In the sample at Feature Table Sample the map centers on the selected feature but the zoom level does not change. Is there a way to make the map zoom in on the selected feature?

Answer 1

You can make it zoom using dojo's aspect. It will make all calls to map.centerAt in your application do the zoom too, but is maybe your best option in this case, assuming the application is simple. Something like this:
aspect.after(map, "centerAt", function(target, m) {
map.centerAndZoom(m[0], 16);
return target;
}.bind(this));
Don't forget to include dojo/aspect in your AMD includes.

Answer 2

I'm sure Gavin's answer works but I wound up using the code in the ZoomToSelectedFeature's menu option in Feature Table Sample as follows. (The ROUTE_ID was an attribute of the selected feature).
myFeatureTable.on("row-select", function(evt){
zoomToRoute(evt[0].data.ROUTE_ID);
});
function zoomToRoute(routeId){
var query = new Query();
query.returnGeometry = true;
query.outFields = [ "*" ];
query.where = "ROUTE_ID = '" + routeId + "'" ;
routeFeature.selectFeatures(query, FeatureLayer.SELECTION_NEW, function(features){
var extent = graphicsUtils.graphicsExtent(features).expand(1.25);
map.setExtent(extent);
});
}