Ionic-searchbar setfocus not working

Ionic Framework Ionic Angular
1

Hi
I am trying ion-searchbar inside a modal and I get:
TypeError: this.searchbar.setFocus is not a function

<ion-searchbar 
          cancelButtonText="Cancel"
          #searchbar
          placeholder="Region, District or Area"
        >
</ion-searchbar>
 @ViewChild('searchbar') searchbar: IonSearchbar;
ionViewDidEnter() {
    setTimeout(() => {
      this.searchbar.setFocus()
    },400);
  };

Any idea?

3

Got any solution for this problem ?