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Maybe it would help if someone can confirm for me whether I understand the method syntax correctly.  Here's the example from the API:

$( ".selector" ).menu( "focus", null, menu.find( ".ui-menu-item:last" ) );

If I understand correctly, I should replace ".selector" with the list container I wish to render as a ui-menu, and then replace ".ui-menu-item:last" with a selector that will match the ID of the list item I want to focus.  Correct?

The error message seems to indicate that this entity menu on which the find() method is invoked is a div element, though the selector I'm using returns a ul.  So maybe I need a selector for menu?  I tried the following:

... which then gives me the following error:

Uncaught Error: cannot call methods on menu prior to initialization; attempted to call method 'focus'

Fair enough.  Can't invoke an object's methods before it is created.  So I tried creating the menu in one step and calling the focus() method in another:

... which doesn't throw any errors, but also doesn't appear to do anything.  

What am I missing?