From 7b2d4ae601adf15f6313a32accf8feb7e329c8d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kristiyan Kostadinov <crisbeto@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 20:17:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(select): expose focus method (#5255)

Exposes the `focus` method from `md-select` for consistency with `md-input-container`.

Fixes #5251.
---
 src/lib/select/select.spec.ts | 8 ++++++++
 src/lib/select/select.ts      | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
index 14dc27354653..52da5e0bbd5f 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.spec.ts
@@ -1701,6 +1701,14 @@ describe('MdSelect', () => {
         subscription.unsubscribe();
       });
 
+      it('should be able to focus the select trigger', () => {
+        document.body.focus(); // ensure that focus isn't on the trigger already
+
+        fixture.componentInstance.select.focus();
+
+        expect(document.activeElement).toBe(select, 'Expected select element to be focused.');
+      });
+
     });
 
     describe('for options', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/select/select.ts b/src/lib/select/select.ts
index d6e4ab223fe8..30a3bacffede 100644
--- a/src/lib/select/select.ts
+++ b/src/lib/select/select.ts
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export class MdSelect extends _MdSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit, On
         this._placeholderState = '';
       }
 
-      this._focusHost();
+      this.focus();
     }
   }
 
@@ -753,8 +753,8 @@ export class MdSelect extends _MdSelectMixinBase implements AfterContentInit, On
     }
   }
 
-  /** Focuses the host element when the panel closes. */
-  private _focusHost(): void {
+  /** Focuses the select element. */
+  focus(): void {
     this._elementRef.nativeElement.focus();
   }