How To Pan To A Node Using D3's Force Layout

I would like to focus on a node when it is searched for by name. I am trying to do this using a recenter method.... zoom = d3.behavior.zoom() .scaleExtent([.05, 10])

Solution 1:

Lars was right this is the answer...

zoom.translate([width / 2 - zoom.scale() * node.x, height / 2 - zoom.scale() * node.y])

To break this doesn a bit

width / 2 (go to middle) 
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zoom.scale() * node.x (move middle to the scaled x)