fix(cdk/drag-drop): throw if drop list or handle are set on a non-element node

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/assertions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Asserts that a particular node is an element.
+ * @param node Node to be checked.
+ * @param name Name to attach to the error message.
+ */
+export function assertElementNode(node: Node, name: string): asserts node is HTMLElement {
+  if (node.nodeType !== 1) {
+    throw Error(`${name} must be attached to an element node. ` +
+                `Currently attached to "${node.nodeName}".`);
+  }
+}

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag-handle.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {CDK_DRAG_PARENT} from '../drag-parent';
+import {assertElementNode} from './assertions';
 
 /**
  * Injection token that can be used to reference instances of `CdkDragHandle`. It serves as
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ export class CdkDragHandle implements OnDestroy {
   constructor(
     public element: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
     @Inject(CDK_DRAG_PARENT) @Optional() @SkipSelf() parentDrag?: any) {
+
+    if (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) {
+      assertElementNode(element.nativeElement, 'cdkDragHandle');
+    }
+
     this._parentDrag = parentDrag;
   }
 

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.spec.ts

@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(50px, 50px, 0px)');
     }));
 
-    it('should throw if attached to an ng-container', fakeAsync(() => {
+    it('should throw if drag item is attached to an ng-container', fakeAsync(() => {
       expect(() => {
         createComponent(DraggableOnNgContainer).detectChanges();
         flush();
@@ -1459,6 +1459,13 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(dragElement.style.webkitTapHighlightColor).toBe('purple');
     }));
 
+    it('should throw if drag handle is attached to an ng-container', fakeAsync(() => {
+      expect(() => {
+        createComponent(DragHandleOnNgContainer).detectChanges();
+        flush();
+      }).toThrowError(/^cdkDragHandle must be attached to an element node/);
+    }));
+
   });
 
   describe('in a drop container', () => {
@@ -4209,6 +4216,13 @@ describe('CdkDrag', () => {
       expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     }));
 
+    it('should throw if drop list is attached to an ng-container', fakeAsync(() => {
+      expect(() => {
+        createComponent(DropListOnNgContainer).detectChanges();
+        flush();
+      }).toThrowError(/^cdkDropList must be attached to an element node/);
+    }));
+
   });
 
   describe('in a connected drop container', () => {
@@ -6201,6 +6215,24 @@ class NestedDropListGroups {
 class DraggableOnNgContainer {}
 
 
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <div cdkDrag>
+      <ng-container cdkDragHandle></ng-container>
+    </div>
+  `
+})
+class DragHandleOnNgContainer {}
+
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <ng-container cdkDropList></ng-container>
+  `
+})
+class DropListOnNgContainer {}
+
+
 @Component({
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   template: `

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drag.ts

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import {DragRef, Point} from '../drag-ref';
 import {CDK_DROP_LIST, CdkDropListInternal as CdkDropList} from './drop-list';
 import {DragDrop} from '../drag-drop';
 import {CDK_DRAG_CONFIG, DragDropConfig, DragStartDelay, DragAxis} from './config';
+import {assertElementNode} from './assertions';
 
 /** Element that can be moved inside a CdkDropList container. */
 @Directive({
@@ -182,7 +183,11 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
       public element: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
       /** Droppable container that the draggable is a part of. */
       @Inject(CDK_DROP_LIST) @Optional() @SkipSelf() public dropContainer: CdkDropList,
-      @Inject(DOCUMENT) private _document: any, private _ngZone: NgZone,
+      /**
+       * @deprecated `_document` parameter no longer being used and will be removed.
+       * @breaking-change 12.0.0
+       */
+      @Inject(DOCUMENT) _document: any, private _ngZone: NgZone,
       private _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef,
       @Optional() @Inject(CDK_DRAG_CONFIG) config: DragDropConfig,
       @Optional() private _dir: Directionality, dragDrop: DragDrop,
@@ -322,10 +327,8 @@ export class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     const rootElement = this.rootElementSelector ?
         getClosestMatchingAncestor(element, this.rootElementSelector) : element;
 
-    if (rootElement && rootElement.nodeType !== this._document.ELEMENT_NODE &&
-        (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode)) {
-      throw Error(`cdkDrag must be attached to an element node. ` +
-                  `Currently attached to "${rootElement.nodeName}".`);
+    if (rootElement && (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode)) {
+      assertElementNode(rootElement, 'cdkDrag');
     }
 
     this._dragRef.withRootElement(rootElement || element);

src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/drop-list.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {DragDrop} from '../drag-drop';
 import {DropListOrientation, DragAxis, DragDropConfig, CDK_DRAG_CONFIG} from './config';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {startWith, takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {assertElementNode} from './assertions';
 
 /** Counter used to generate unique ids for drop zones. */
 let _uniqueIdCounter = 0;
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export const CDK_DROP_LIST = new InjectionToken<CdkDropList>('CdkDropList');
   ],
   host: {
     'class': 'cdk-drop-list',
-    '[id]': 'id',
+    '[attr.id]': 'id',
     '[class.cdk-drop-list-disabled]': 'disabled',
     '[class.cdk-drop-list-dragging]': '_dropListRef.isDragging()',
     '[class.cdk-drop-list-receiving]': '_dropListRef.isReceiving()',
@@ -174,6 +175,11 @@ export class CdkDropList<T = any> implements OnDestroy {
       @Optional() @Inject(CDK_DROP_LIST_GROUP) @SkipSelf()
       private _group?: CdkDropListGroup<CdkDropList>,
       @Optional() @Inject(CDK_DRAG_CONFIG) config?: DragDropConfig) {
+
+    if (typeof ngDevMode === 'undefined' || ngDevMode) {
+      assertElementNode(element.nativeElement, 'cdkDropList');
+    }
+
     this._dropListRef = dragDrop.createDropList(element);
     this._dropListRef.data = this;
 

src/dev-app/drag-drop/drag-drop-demo.html

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ <h2>To do</h2>
       [cdkDropListData]="todo">
       <div *ngFor="let item of todo" cdkDrag>
         {{item}}
-        <mat-icon cdkDragHandle svgIcon="dnd-move"></mat-icon>
+        <ng-container cdkDragHandle>move</ng-container>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>

tools/public_api_guard/cdk/drag-drop.d.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export declare class CdkDrag<T = any> implements AfterViewInit, OnChanges, OnDes
     started: EventEmitter<CdkDragStart>;
     constructor(
     element: ElementRef<HTMLElement>,
-    dropContainer: CdkDropList, _document: any, _ngZone: NgZone, _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef, config: DragDropConfig, _dir: Directionality, dragDrop: DragDrop, _changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef, _selfHandle?: CdkDragHandle | undefined);
+    dropContainer: CdkDropList,
+    _document: any, _ngZone: NgZone, _viewContainerRef: ViewContainerRef, config: DragDropConfig, _dir: Directionality, dragDrop: DragDrop, _changeDetectorRef: ChangeDetectorRef, _selfHandle?: CdkDragHandle | undefined);
     getFreeDragPosition(): {
         readonly x: number;
         readonly y: number;