Selects the given date into the scrollwheels (causes scrolling)
function _setDateToScrollWheels(date) {
        for (var i = 0; i < this.scrollWheels.length; i++) {
            var scrollWheel = this.scrollWheels[i];
            var component = scrollWheel.component;
            var item = scrollWheel.scrollController.getFirstVisibleItem();
            var viewSequence = item ? item.viewSequence : scrollWheel.viewSequence;
            if (viewSequence) {
                var renderNode = viewSequence.get();
                var currentValue = component.getComponent(renderNode.date);
                var destValue = component.getComponent(date);

                // Determine the direction to scroll to
                var steps = 0;
                if (currentValue !== destValue) {
                    steps = destValue - currentValue;
                    // when loop is enables, check whether there is a faster path
                    if (component.loop) {
                        var revSteps = (steps < 0) ? (steps + component.upperBound) : (steps - component.upperBound);
                        if (Math.abs(revSteps) < Math.abs(steps)) {
                            steps = revSteps;
                        }
                    }
                }

                // Scroll to the item
                if (!steps) {
                    scrollWheel.scrollController.goToRenderNode(renderNode);
                }
                else {
                    while (currentValue !== destValue) {
                        viewSequence = (steps > 0) ? viewSequence.getNext() : viewSequence.getPrevious();
                        renderNode = viewSequence ? viewSequence.get() : undefined;
                        if (!renderNode) {
                            break;
                        }
                        currentValue = component.getComponent(renderNode.date);
                        if (steps > 0) {
                            scrollWheel.scrollController.goToNextPage();
                        }
                        else {
                            scrollWheel.scrollController.goToPreviousPage();
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }