fix(compiler-cli): unwrap expressions with type parameters in query read property

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/annotations/directive/src/query_functions.ts

@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ function parseLocator(expression: ts.Expression, reflector: ReflectionHost): str
  * live outside of the class in the static class definition.
  */
 function parseReadOption(value: ts.Expression): o.Expression {
+  if (ts.isExpressionWithTypeArguments(value) || ts.isParenthesizedExpression(value) ||
+      ts.isAsExpression(value)) {
+    return parseReadOption(value.expression);
+  }
+
   if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(value) && ts.isIdentifier(value.expression) ||
       ts.isIdentifier(value)) {
     return new o.WrappedNodeExpr(value);

packages/compiler-cli/src/ngtsc/testing/fake_core/index.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export const ViewChildren = callablePropDecorator();
 export type ModuleWithProviders<T = any> = any;
 
 export class ChangeDetectorRef {}
-export class ElementRef {}
+export class ElementRef<T = any> {
+  nativeElement!: T;
+}
 export class Injector {}
 export class TemplateRef<T = any> {}
 export class ViewContainerRef {}

packages/compiler-cli/test/ngtsc/authoring_queries_spec.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,54 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
       expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵqueryAdvance(2);`);
     });
 
+    it('should support viewChild with `read` pointing to an expression with a generic', () => {
+      env.write('test.ts', `
+        import {Component, viewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({selector: 'test', template: ''})
+        export class TestDir {
+          el = viewChild('myLocator', {read: ElementRef<HTMLElement>});
+        }
+      `);
+      env.driveMain();
+
+      const js = env.getContents('test.js');
+      expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵviewQuerySignal(ctx.el, _c0, 5, ElementRef);`);
+      expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵqueryAdvance();`);
+    });
+
+    it('should support viewChild with `read` pointing to a parenthesized expression', () => {
+      env.write('test.ts', `
+        import {Component, viewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({selector: 'test', template: ''})
+        export class TestDir {
+          el = viewChild('myLocator', {read: ((((ElementRef))))});
+        }
+      `);
+      env.driveMain();
+
+      const js = env.getContents('test.js');
+      expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵviewQuerySignal(ctx.el, _c0, 5, ElementRef);`);
+      expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵqueryAdvance();`);
+    });
+
+    it('should support viewChild with `read` pointing to an `as` expression', () => {
+      env.write('test.ts', `
+        import {Component, viewChild, ElementRef} from '@angular/core';
+
+        @Component({selector: 'test', template: ''})
+        export class TestDir {
+          el = viewChild('myLocator', {read: ElementRef as any});
+        }
+      `);
+      env.driveMain();
+
+      const js = env.getContents('test.js');
+      expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵviewQuerySignal(ctx.el, _c0, 5, ElementRef);`);
+      expect(js).toContain(`i0.ɵɵqueryAdvance();`);
+    });
+
     it('should handle a basic viewChildren', () => {
       env.write('test.ts', `
         import {Component, viewChildren} from '@angular/core';