Using element selector in view model used in composition doesn't work

[tomshane]

I'm submitting a bug report

• Library Version:
  1.1.2

Please tell us about your environment:

• Operating System:
  Windows 10 Pro

• Node Version:
  6.10.0

• NPM Version:
  3.10.10

• Aurelia CLI OR JSPM OR Webpack AND Version
  webpack 2.2.1

• Browser:
  all

• Language:
  TypeScript 2.3

Current behavior:
Using selector in a viewmodel to get an element marked with ref="" doesn't work when the view/viewmodel is used in a composition.

View: <ul ref="history">
ViewModel: attached() { console.log(this.hisory); } returns undefined.

Expected/desired behavior:
Referenced element should be available in the viewmodel.

[EisenbergEffect]

Can you provide a full sample? I'm not quite following the specifics...

[AshleyGrant]

You misspelled history in your viewmodel (it is spelled hisory in the code you posted). If you've copied the code from your project, that might be the cause.

[tomshane]

It is not actual code.

Because at the moment I don't have a sample I could provide, I try to describe the problem slightly better.

I create a view and a view-model and in the view I use ref="whatever" on an element to be able to reference it from my view-model via this.whatever. If I use this view/view-model pair in composition <compose view-model="${item.content}" model.bind="item.section"></compose> inside another component, the reference is not created and this.whatever returns undefined.