fix(core): properly execute content queries for root components (#54457)

Prior to this fix an incorrect view instance (a dynamically created component
one instead of the root view) was passed to the content query function. Having
incorrect view instance meant that a component instance could not be found.

This is a pre-existing bug, introduction of signal-based queries just surfaced it.

Fixes #54450

PR Close #54457

packages/core/src/render3/component_ref.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import {CONTEXT, HEADER_OFFSET, INJECTOR, LView, LViewEnvironment, LViewFlags, T
 import {MATH_ML_NAMESPACE, SVG_NAMESPACE} from './namespaces';
 import {createElementNode, setupStaticAttributes, writeDirectClass} from './node_manipulation';
 import {extractAttrsAndClassesFromSelector, stringifyCSSSelectorList} from './node_selector_matcher';
-import {EffectScheduler} from './reactivity/effect';
 import {enterView, getCurrentTNode, getLView, leaveView} from './state';
 import {computeStaticStyling} from './styling/static_styling';
 import {mergeHostAttrs, setUpAttributes} from './util/attrs_utils';
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ function createRootComponent<T>(
 
   // We want to generate an empty QueryList for root content queries for backwards
   // compatibility with ViewEngine.
-  executeContentQueries(tView, rootTNode, componentView);
+  executeContentQueries(tView, rootTNode, rootLView);
 
   return component;
 }

packages/core/src/render3/instructions/shared.ts

@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ import {attachPatchData} from '../context_discovery';
 import {getFactoryDef} from '../definition_factory';
 import {diPublicInInjector, getNodeInjectable, getOrCreateNodeInjectorForNode} from '../di';
 import {throwMultipleComponentError} from '../errors';
+import {AttributeMarker} from '../interfaces/attribute_marker';
 import {CONTAINER_HEADER_OFFSET, LContainer} from '../interfaces/container';
 import {ComponentDef, ComponentTemplate, DirectiveDef, DirectiveDefListOrFactory, HostBindingsFunction, HostDirectiveBindingMap, HostDirectiveDefs, PipeDefListOrFactory, RenderFlags, ViewQueriesFunction} from '../interfaces/definition';
 import {NodeInjectorFactory} from '../interfaces/injector';
+import {InputFlags} from '../interfaces/input_flags';
 import {getUniqueLViewId} from '../interfaces/lview_tracking';
 import {InitialInputData, InitialInputs, LocalRefExtractor, NodeInputBindings, NodeOutputBindings, TAttributes, TConstantsOrFactory, TContainerNode, TDirectiveHostNode, TElementContainerNode, TElementNode, TIcuContainerNode, TNode, TNodeFlags, TNodeType, TProjectionNode} from '../interfaces/node';
 import {Renderer} from '../interfaces/renderer';
@@ -56,8 +58,6 @@ import {selectIndexInternal} from './advance';
 import {ɵɵdirectiveInject} from './di';
 import {handleUnknownPropertyError, isPropertyValid, matchingSchemas} from './element_validation';
 import {writeToDirectiveInput} from './write_to_directive_input';
-import { AttributeMarker } from '../interfaces/attribute_marker';
-import { InputFlags } from '../interfaces/input_flags';
 
 /**
  * Invoke `HostBindingsFunction`s for view.
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ export function executeContentQueries(tView: TView, tNode: TNode, lView: LView)
       for (let directiveIndex = start; directiveIndex < end; directiveIndex++) {
         const def = tView.data[directiveIndex] as DirectiveDef<any>;
         if (def.contentQueries) {
-          def.contentQueries(RenderFlags.Create, lView[directiveIndex], directiveIndex);
+          const directiveInstance = lView[directiveIndex];
+          ngDevMode &&
+              assertDefined(
+                  directiveIndex, 'Incorrect reference to a directive defining a content query');
+          def.contentQueries(RenderFlags.Create, directiveInstance, directiveIndex);
         }
       }
     } finally {

packages/core/test/acceptance/authoring/signal_queries_spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {Component, computed, contentChild, contentChildren, Directive, ElementRef, viewChild, viewChildren} from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, computed, contentChild, contentChildren, createComponent, Directive, ElementRef, EnvironmentInjector, viewChild, viewChildren} from '@angular/core';
 import {TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
 import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 
@@ -441,4 +441,38 @@ describe('queries as signals', () => {
          expect(recomputeCount).toBe(1);
        });
   });
+
+  describe('dynamic component creation', () => {
+    it('should return empty results for content queries of dynamically created components', () => {
+      // https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/54450
+      @Component({
+        selector: 'query-cmp',
+        standalone: true,
+        template: ``,
+      })
+      class QueryComponent {
+        elements = contentChildren('el');
+        element = contentChild('el');
+      }
+
+      @Component({
+        standalone: true,
+        template: ``,
+      })
+      class TestComponent {
+        constructor(private _envInjector: EnvironmentInjector) {}
+
+        createDynamic() {
+          return createComponent(QueryComponent, {environmentInjector: this._envInjector});
+        }
+      }
+
+      const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
+      const cmpRef = fixture.componentInstance.createDynamic();
+      cmpRef.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(cmpRef.instance.elements()).toEqual([]);
+      expect(cmpRef.instance.element()).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
 });