fix(tabs): unable to set aria-label or aria-labelledby on tab

src/lib/tabs/tab-group.html

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
        [attr.aria-setsize]="_tabs.length"
        [attr.aria-controls]="_getTabContentId(i)"
        [attr.aria-selected]="selectedIndex == i"
+       [attr.aria-label]="tab.ariaLabel || null"
+       [attr.aria-labelledby]="(!tab.ariaLabel && tab.ariaLabelledby) ? tab.ariaLabelledby : null"
        [class.mat-tab-label-active]="selectedIndex == i"
        [disabled]="tab.disabled"
        [matRippleDisabled]="tab.disabled || disableRipple"

src/lib/tabs/tab-group.spec.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe('MatTabGroup', () => {
         DisabledTabsTestApp,
         TabGroupWithSimpleApi,
         TemplateTabs,
+        TabGroupWithAriaInputs,
       ],
     });
 
@@ -233,6 +234,46 @@ describe('MatTabGroup', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe('aria labelling', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<TabGroupWithAriaInputs>;
+    let tab: HTMLElement;
+
+    beforeEach(fakeAsync(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TabGroupWithAriaInputs);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      tick();
+      tab = fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-tab-label');
+    }));
+
+    it('should not set aria-label or aria-labelledby attributes if they are not passed in', () => {
+      expect(tab.hasAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(false);
+      expect(tab.hasAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should set the aria-label attribute', () => {
+      fixture.componentInstance.ariaLabel = 'Fruit';
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(tab.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Fruit');
+    });
+
+    it('should set the aria-labelledby attribute', () => {
+      fixture.componentInstance.ariaLabelledby = 'fruit-label';
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(tab.getAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe('fruit-label');
+    });
+
+    it('should not be able to set both an aria-label and aria-labelledby', () => {
+      fixture.componentInstance.ariaLabel = 'Fruit';
+      fixture.componentInstance.ariaLabelledby = 'fruit-label';
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(tab.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Fruit');
+      expect(tab.hasAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('disable tabs', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<DisabledTabsTestApp>;
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -661,3 +702,16 @@ class NestedTabs {}
   `,
  })
  class TemplateTabs {}
+
+
+ @Component({
+  template: `
+  <mat-tab-group>
+    <mat-tab [aria-label]="ariaLabel" [aria-labelledby]="ariaLabelledby"></mat-tab>
+  </mat-tab-group>
+  `
+})
+class TabGroupWithAriaInputs {
+  ariaLabel: string;
+  ariaLabelledby: string;
+}

src/lib/tabs/tab.ts

@@ -53,10 +53,19 @@ export class MatTab extends _MatTabMixinBase implements OnInit, CanDisable, OnCh
   /** Template inside the MatTab view that contains an `<ng-content>`. */
   @ViewChild(TemplateRef) _implicitContent: TemplateRef<any>;
 
-  /** The plain text label for the tab, used when there is no template label. */
+  /** Plain text label for the tab, used when there is no template label. */
   @Input('label') textLabel: string = '';
 
-  /** The portal that will be the hosted content of the tab */
+  /** Aria label for the tab. */
+  @Input('aria-label') ariaLabel: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Reference to the element that the tab is labelled by.
+   * Will be cleared if `aria-label` is set at the same time.
+   */
+  @Input('aria-labelledby') ariaLabelledby: string;
+
+  /** Portal that will be the hosted content of the tab */
   private _contentPortal: TemplatePortal | null = null;
 
   /** @docs-private */