How to set auto focus in mat-select?

Question

In my angular project have angular material and use mat-select. Mat-select is the first element for my form in my case set auto focus while page was loaded successfully but I wasn't able to set auto focus on mat-select. Anyone can help me to find the way to set auto focus in mat-select.

@ViewChild("name") nameField: ElementRef;

ngOninit() {
  this.nameField.nativeElement.focus();
} 

html

<div>
 <mat-select [(ngModel)]="nameField" #name>
    <mat-option *ngFor="let option of options2" [value]="option.id">
      {{ option.name }}
    </mat-option>
 </mat-select>
</div>

Answer 1

HTML :

<mat-select #someRef >
    <mat-option *ngFor="let item of items;" [value]="item">
    {{item.name}}
    </mat-option>
</mat-select>

.ts : make sure you import MatSelect

import { MatSelect } from '@angular/material';

@ViewChild('someRef') someRef: MatSelect;


ngOnInit() {
    if(this.someRef) this.someRef.focus();
}

Hope this helps.