refactor(compiler): rename `AppElement` into `ViewContainer`

modules/@angular/compiler/src/identifiers.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {ANALYZE_FOR_ENTRY_COMPONENTS, AnimationTransitionEvent, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, ComponentFactory, ComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef, ElementRef, Injector, LOCALE_ID, NgModuleFactory, QueryList, RenderComponentType, Renderer, SecurityContext, SimpleChange, TRANSLATIONS_FORMAT, TemplateRef, ViewContainerRef, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
 
 import {CompileIdentifierMetadata, CompileTokenMetadata} from './compile_metadata';
-import {AnimationGroupPlayer, AnimationKeyframe, AnimationSequencePlayer, AnimationStyles, AnimationTransition, AppElement, AppView, ChangeDetectorStatus, CodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef_, DebugAppView, DebugContext, NgModuleInjector, NoOpAnimationPlayer, StaticNodeDebugInfo, TemplateRef_, UNINITIALIZED, ValueUnwrapper, ViewType, balanceAnimationKeyframes, clearStyles, collectAndResolveStyles, devModeEqual, prepareFinalAnimationStyles, reflector, registerModuleFactory, renderStyles, view_utils} from './private_import_core';
+import {AnimationGroupPlayer, AnimationKeyframe, AnimationSequencePlayer, AnimationStyles, AnimationTransition, AppView, ChangeDetectorStatus, CodegenComponentFactoryResolver, ComponentRef_, DebugAppView, DebugContext, NgModuleInjector, NoOpAnimationPlayer, StaticNodeDebugInfo, TemplateRef_, UNINITIALIZED, ValueUnwrapper, ViewContainer, ViewType, balanceAnimationKeyframes, clearStyles, collectAndResolveStyles, devModeEqual, prepareFinalAnimationStyles, reflector, registerModuleFactory, renderStyles, view_utils} from './private_import_core';
 
 var APP_VIEW_MODULE_URL = assetUrl('core', 'linker/view');
 var VIEW_UTILS_MODULE_URL = assetUrl('core', 'linker/view_utils');
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ export class Identifiers {
     moduleUrl: APP_VIEW_MODULE_URL,
     runtime: DebugAppView
   };
-  static AppElement: IdentifierSpec = {
-    name: 'AppElement',
-    moduleUrl: assetUrl('core', 'linker/element'),
-    runtime: AppElement
+  static ViewContainer: IdentifierSpec = {
+    name: 'ViewContainer',
+    moduleUrl: assetUrl('core', 'linker/view_container'),
+    runtime: ViewContainer
   };
   static ElementRef: IdentifierSpec = {
     name: 'ElementRef',

modules/@angular/compiler/src/private_import_core.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export const LifecycleHooks: typeof r.LifecycleHooks = r.LifecycleHooks;
 export const LIFECYCLE_HOOKS_VALUES: typeof r.LIFECYCLE_HOOKS_VALUES = r.LIFECYCLE_HOOKS_VALUES;
 export type ReflectorReader = typeof r._ReflectorReader;
 export const ReflectorReader: typeof r.ReflectorReader = r.ReflectorReader;
-export type AppElement = typeof r._AppElement;
-export const AppElement: typeof r.AppElement = r.AppElement;
+export type ViewContainer = typeof r._ViewContainer;
+export const ViewContainer: typeof r.ViewContainer = r.ViewContainer;
 export const CodegenComponentFactoryResolver: typeof r.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver =
     r.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver;
 export const ComponentRef_: typeof r.ComponentRef_ = r.ComponentRef_;

modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/compile_element.ts

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class CompileElement extends CompileNode {
   }
 
   public compViewExpr: o.Expression = null;
-  public appElement: o.ReadPropExpr;
+  public viewContainer: o.ReadPropExpr;
   public elementRef: o.Expression;
   public injector: o.Expression;
   public instances = new Map<any, o.Expression>();
@@ -74,30 +74,31 @@ export class CompileElement extends CompileNode {
     this.instances.set(
         resolveIdentifierToken(Identifiers.Renderer).reference, o.THIS_EXPR.prop('renderer'));
     if (this.hasViewContainer) {
-      this._createAppElement();
+      this._createViewContainer();
     }
     if (this.component) {
       this._createComponentFactoryResolver();
     }
   }
 
-  private _createAppElement() {
-    var fieldName = `_appEl_${this.nodeIndex}`;
+  private _createViewContainer() {
+    var fieldName = `_vc_${this.nodeIndex}`;
     var parentNodeIndex = this.isRootElement() ? null : this.parent.nodeIndex;
-    // private is fine here as no child view will reference an AppElement
+    // private is fine here as no child view will reference a ViewContainer
     this.view.fields.push(new o.ClassField(
-        fieldName, o.importType(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.AppElement)),
+        fieldName, o.importType(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.ViewContainer)),
         [o.StmtModifier.Private]));
     var statement =
         o.THIS_EXPR.prop(fieldName)
-            .set(o.importExpr(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.AppElement)).instantiate([
+            .set(o.importExpr(resolveIdentifier(Identifiers.ViewContainer)).instantiate([
               o.literal(this.nodeIndex), o.literal(parentNodeIndex), o.THIS_EXPR, this.renderNode
             ]))
             .toStmt();
     this.view.createMethod.addStmt(statement);
-    this.appElement = o.THIS_EXPR.prop(fieldName);
-    this.instances.set(resolveIdentifierToken(Identifiers.AppElement).reference, this.appElement);
-    this.view.appElements.push(this.appElement);
+    this.viewContainer = o.THIS_EXPR.prop(fieldName);
+    this.instances.set(
+        resolveIdentifierToken(Identifiers.ViewContainer).reference, this.viewContainer);
+    this.view.viewContainers.push(this.viewContainer);
   }
 
   private _createComponentFactoryResolver() {
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ export class CompileElement extends CompileNode {
     if (this.hasViewContainer) {
       this.instances.set(
           resolveIdentifierToken(Identifiers.ViewContainerRef).reference,
-          this.appElement.prop('vcRef'));
+          this.viewContainer.prop('vcRef'));
     }
 
     this._resolvedProviders = new Map<any, ProviderAst>();

modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/compile_query.ts

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function createQueryValues(viewValues: ViewQueryValues): o.Expression[] {
   return ListWrapper.flatten(viewValues.values.map((entry) => {
     if (entry instanceof ViewQueryValues) {
       return mapNestedViews(
-          entry.view.declarationElement.appElement, entry.view, createQueryValues(entry));
+          entry.view.declarationElement.viewContainer, entry.view, createQueryValues(entry));
     } else {
       return <o.Expression>entry;
     }
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ function createQueryValues(viewValues: ViewQueryValues): o.Expression[] {
 }
 
 function mapNestedViews(
-    declarationAppElement: o.Expression, view: CompileView,
-    expressions: o.Expression[]): o.Expression {
+    viewContainer: o.Expression, view: CompileView, expressions: o.Expression[]): o.Expression {
   var adjustedExpressions: o.Expression[] = expressions.map(
       (expr) => o.replaceVarInExpression(o.THIS_EXPR.name, o.variable('nestedView'), expr));
-  return declarationAppElement.callMethod('mapNestedViews', [
+  return viewContainer.callMethod('mapNestedViews', [
     o.variable(view.className),
     o.fn(
         [new o.FnParam('nestedView', view.classType)],

modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/compile_view.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class CompileView implements NameResolver {
   public rootNodes: CompileViewRootNode[] = [];
   public lastRenderNode: o.Expression = o.NULL_EXPR;
 
-  public appElements: o.Expression[] = [];
+  public viewContainers: o.Expression[] = [];
 
   public createMethod: CompileMethod;
   public animationBindingsMethod: CompileMethod;

modules/@angular/compiler/src/view_compiler/view_builder.ts

@@ -72,21 +72,20 @@ class ViewBuilderVisitor implements TemplateAstVisitor {
     var projectedNode = _getOuterContainerOrSelf(node);
     var parent = projectedNode.parent;
     var ngContentIndex = (<any>projectedNode.sourceAst).ngContentIndex;
-    var vcAppEl =
-        (node instanceof CompileElement && node.hasViewContainer) ? node.appElement : null;
+    var viewContainer =
+        (node instanceof CompileElement && node.hasViewContainer) ? node.viewContainer : null;
     if (this._isRootNode(parent)) {
-      // store appElement as root node only for ViewContainers
       if (this.view.viewType !== ViewType.COMPONENT) {
         this.view.rootNodes.push(new CompileViewRootNode(
-            vcAppEl ? CompileViewRootNodeType.ViewContainer : CompileViewRootNodeType.Node,
-            vcAppEl || node.renderNode));
+            viewContainer ? CompileViewRootNodeType.ViewContainer : CompileViewRootNodeType.Node,
+            viewContainer || node.renderNode));
       }
     } else if (isPresent(parent.component) && isPresent(ngContentIndex)) {
       parent.addContentNode(
           ngContentIndex,
           new CompileViewRootNode(
-              vcAppEl ? CompileViewRootNodeType.ViewContainer : CompileViewRootNodeType.Node,
-              vcAppEl || node.renderNode));
+              viewContainer ? CompileViewRootNodeType.ViewContainer : CompileViewRootNodeType.Node,
+              viewContainer || node.renderNode));
     }
   }
 
@@ -494,8 +493,9 @@ function createViewClass(
 
 function generateDestroyMethod(view: CompileView): o.Statement[] {
   const stmts: o.Statement[] = [];
-  view.appElements.forEach(
-      (appElement) => { stmts.push(appElement.callMethod('destroyNestedViews', []).toStmt()); });
+  view.viewContainers.forEach((viewContainer) => {
+    stmts.push(viewContainer.callMethod('destroyNestedViews', []).toStmt());
+  });
   view.viewChildren.forEach(
       (viewChild) => { stmts.push(viewChild.callMethod('destroy', []).toStmt()); });
   stmts.push(...view.destroyMethod.finish());
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ function generateDetectChangesMethod(view: CompileView): o.Statement[] {
   }
   stmts.push(...view.animationBindingsMethod.finish());
   stmts.push(...view.detectChangesInInputsMethod.finish());
-  view.appElements.forEach((appElement) => {
+  view.viewContainers.forEach((viewContainer) => {
     stmts.push(
-        appElement.callMethod('detectChangesInNestedViews', [DetectChangesVars.throwOnChange])
+        viewContainer.callMethod('detectChangesInNestedViews', [DetectChangesVars.throwOnChange])
             .toStmt());
   });
   var afterContentStmts = view.updateContentQueriesMethod.finish().concat(

modules/@angular/core/src/core_private_export.ts

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import {ComponentStillLoadingError} from './linker/compiler';
 import * as component_factory from './linker/component_factory';
 import * as component_factory_resolver from './linker/component_factory_resolver';
 import * as debug_context from './linker/debug_context';
-import * as element from './linker/element';
 import * as ng_module_factory from './linker/ng_module_factory';
 import * as ng_module_factory_loader from './linker/ng_module_factory_loader';
 import * as template_ref from './linker/template_ref';
 import * as view from './linker/view';
+import * as view_container from './linker/view_container';
 import * as view_type from './linker/view_type';
 import * as view_utils from './linker/view_utils';
 import * as lifecycle_hooks from './metadata/lifecycle_hooks';
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export var __core_private__: {
       typeof component_factory_resolver.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver,
   ComponentRef_: typeof component_factory.ComponentRef_,
   _CodegenComponentFactoryResolver?: component_factory_resolver.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver,
-  AppElement: typeof element.AppElement, _AppElement?: element.AppElement,
+  ViewContainer: typeof view_container.ViewContainer, _ViewContainer?: view_container.ViewContainer,
   AppView: typeof view.AppView, _AppView?: view.AppView<any>,
   DebugAppView: typeof view.DebugAppView, _DebugAppView?: view.DebugAppView<any>,
   NgModuleInjector: typeof ng_module_factory.NgModuleInjector,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export var __core_private__: {
   ReflectorReader: reflector_reader.ReflectorReader,
   CodegenComponentFactoryResolver: component_factory_resolver.CodegenComponentFactoryResolver,
   ComponentRef_: component_factory.ComponentRef_,
-  AppElement: element.AppElement,
+  ViewContainer: view_container.ViewContainer,
   AppView: view.AppView,
   DebugAppView: view.DebugAppView,
   NgModuleInjector: ng_module_factory.NgModuleInjector,

modules/@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory.ts

@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ import {Injector} from '../di/injector';
 import {unimplemented} from '../facade/errors';
 import {Type} from '../type';
 
-import {AppElement} from './element';
 import {ElementRef} from './element_ref';
 import {AppView} from './view';
+import {ViewContainer} from './view_container';
 import {ViewRef} from './view_ref';
 import {ViewUtils} from './view_utils';
 
 
+
 /**
  * Represents an instance of a Component created via a {@link ComponentFactory}.
  *

modules/@angular/core/src/linker/template_ref.ts

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {AppElement} from './element';
 import {ElementRef} from './element_ref';
 import {AppView} from './view';
+import {ViewContainer} from './view_container';
 import {EmbeddedViewRef} from './view_ref';
 
+
 /**
  * Represents an Embedded Template that can be used to instantiate Embedded Views.
  *

modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view.ts

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import {RenderComponentType, RenderDebugInfo, Renderer} from '../render/api';
 import {AnimationViewContext} from './animation_view_context';
 import {ComponentRef} from './component_factory';
 import {DebugContext, StaticNodeDebugInfo} from './debug_context';
-import {AppElement} from './element';
 import {ElementInjector} from './element_injector';
 import {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError, ViewDestroyedError, ViewWrappedError} from './errors';
+import {ViewContainer} from './view_container';
 import {ViewRef_} from './view_ref';
 import {ViewType} from './view_type';
 import {ViewUtils, addToArray} from './view_utils';
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
   lastRootNode: any;
   allNodes: any[];
   disposables: Function[];
-  viewContainerElement: AppElement = null;
+  viewContainerElement: ViewContainer = null;
 
   numberOfChecks: number = 0;
 
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ export abstract class AppView<T> {
    */
   detectChangesInternal(throwOnChange: boolean): void {}
 
-  markContentChildAsMoved(renderAppElement: AppElement): void { this.dirtyParentQueriesInternal(); }
+  markContentChildAsMoved(viewContainer: ViewContainer): void { this.dirtyParentQueriesInternal(); }
 
-  addToContentChildren(renderAppElement: AppElement): void {
-    this.viewContainerElement = renderAppElement;
+  addToContentChildren(viewContainer: ViewContainer): void {
+    this.viewContainerElement = viewContainer;
     this.dirtyParentQueriesInternal();
   }
 
-  removeFromContentChildren(renderAppElement: AppElement): void {
+  removeFromContentChildren(viewContainer: ViewContainer): void {
     this.dirtyParentQueriesInternal();
     this.viewContainerElement = null;
   }

modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_container.ts

@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import {ViewType} from './view_type';
 
 
 /**
- * An AppElement is created for elements that have a ViewContainerRef
+ * A ViewContainer is created for elements that have a ViewContainerRef
  * to keep track of the nested views.
  */
-export class AppElement {
+export class ViewContainer {
   public nestedViews: AppView<any>[];
 
   constructor(

modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_container_ref.ts

@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ import {Injector} from '../di/injector';
 import {unimplemented} from '../facade/errors';
 import {isPresent} from '../facade/lang';
 import {WtfScopeFn, wtfCreateScope, wtfLeave} from '../profile/profile';
+
 import {ComponentFactory, ComponentRef} from './component_factory';
-import {AppElement} from './element';
 import {ElementRef} from './element_ref';
 import {TemplateRef} from './template_ref';
+import {ViewContainer} from './view_container';
 import {EmbeddedViewRef, ViewRef, ViewRef_} from './view_ref';
 
 
+
 /**
  * Represents a container where one or more Views can be attached.
  *
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ export abstract class ViewContainerRef {
 }
 
 export class ViewContainerRef_ implements ViewContainerRef {
-  constructor(private _element: AppElement) {}
+  constructor(private _element: ViewContainer) {}
 
   get(index: number): ViewRef { return this._element.nestedViews[index].ref; }
   get length(): number {

modules/@angular/core/src/linker/view_utils.ts

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import {ViewEncapsulation} from '../metadata/view';
 import {RenderComponentType, RenderDebugInfo, Renderer, RootRenderer} from '../render/api';
 import {Sanitizer} from '../security';
 
-import {AppElement} from './element';
 import {ExpressionChangedAfterItHasBeenCheckedError} from './errors';
 import {AppView} from './view';
+import {ViewContainer} from './view_container';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ViewUtils {

modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_ftl/tree.ngfactory.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import * as import10 from '@angular/common/src/directives/ng_if';
 import * as import7 from '@angular/core/src/change_detection/change_detection';
 import * as import5 from '@angular/core/src/di/injector';
 import * as import9 from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
-import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/element';
 import * as import11 from '@angular/core/src/linker/template_ref';
 import * as import1 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view';
+import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_container';
 import * as import6 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_type';
 import * as import4 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_utils';
 import * as import8 from '@angular/core/src/metadata/view';

modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_ftl/tree_host.ngfactory.ts

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import * as import10 from '@angular/common/src/directives/ng_if';
 import * as import7 from '@angular/core/src/change_detection/change_detection';
 import * as import5 from '@angular/core/src/di/injector';
 import * as import9 from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
-import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/element';
 import * as import11 from '@angular/core/src/linker/template_ref';
 import * as import1 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view';
+import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_container';
 import * as import6 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_type';
 import * as import4 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_utils';
 import * as import8 from '@angular/core/src/metadata/view';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {_View_TreeComponent0} from './tree.ngfactory';
 var renderType_TreeComponent_Host: import0.RenderComponentType = (null as any);
 class _View_TreeComponent_Host0 extends import1.AppView<any> {
   _el_0: any;
-  _vc_0: import2.AppElement;
+  _vc_0: import2.ViewContainer;
   _TreeComponent_0_4: _View_TreeComponent0;
   constructor(
       viewUtils: import4.ViewUtils, parentInjector: import5.Injector,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class _View_TreeComponent_Host0 extends import1.AppView<any> {
   createInternal(rootSelector: string): import9.ComponentRef<any> {
     this._el_0 = import4.selectOrCreateRenderHostElement(
         this.renderer, 'tree', import4.EMPTY_INLINE_ARRAY, rootSelector, (null as any));
-    this._vc_0 = new import2.AppElement(0, (null as any), this, this._el_0);
+    this._vc_0 = new import2.ViewContainer(0, (null as any), this, this._el_0);
     this._TreeComponent_0_4 = new _View_TreeComponent0(this._el_0);
     this.init([].concat([this._el_0]), [this._el_0], []);
     return new import9.ComponentRef_(0, this, this._el_0, this._TreeComponent_0_4.context);

modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_static_ftl/tree_branch.ngfactory.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 import * as import7 from '@angular/core/src/change_detection/change_detection';
 import * as import5 from '@angular/core/src/di/injector';
 import * as import9 from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
-import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/element';
 import * as import1 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view';
+import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_container';
 import * as import6 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_type';
 import * as import4 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_utils';
 import * as import8 from '@angular/core/src/metadata/view';

modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_static_ftl/tree_leaf.ngfactory.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 import * as import7 from '@angular/core/src/change_detection/change_detection';
 import * as import5 from '@angular/core/src/di/injector';
 import * as import9 from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
-import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/element';
 import * as import1 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view';
+import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_container';
 import * as import6 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_type';
 import * as import4 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_utils';
 import * as import8 from '@angular/core/src/metadata/view';

modules/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_static_ftl/tree_root.ngfactory.ts

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import * as import10 from '@angular/common/src/directives/ng_if';
 import * as import7 from '@angular/core/src/change_detection/change_detection';
 import * as import5 from '@angular/core/src/di/injector';
 import * as import9 from '@angular/core/src/linker/component_factory';
-import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/element';
 import * as import11 from '@angular/core/src/linker/template_ref';
 import * as import1 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view';
+import * as import2 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_container';
 import * as import6 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_type';
 import * as import4 from '@angular/core/src/linker/view_utils';
 import * as import8 from '@angular/core/src/metadata/view';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import * as import13 from './tree_branch.ngfactory';
 var renderType_TreeRootComponent_Host: import0.RenderComponentType = (null as any);
 class _View_TreeRootComponent_Host0 extends import1.AppView<any> {
   _el_0: any;
-  /*private*/ _appEl_0: import2.AppElement;
+  /*private*/ _appEl_0: import2.ViewContainer;
   _TreeRootComponent_0_4: import3.TreeRootComponent;
   _TreeRootComponent_0_4_View: any;
   constructor(
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class _View_TreeRootComponent_Host0 extends import1.AppView<any> {
   createInternal(rootSelector: string): import9.ComponentRef<any> {
     this._el_0 = import4.selectOrCreateRenderHostElement(
         this.renderer, 'tree', import4.EMPTY_INLINE_ARRAY, rootSelector, (null as any));
-    this._appEl_0 = new import2.AppElement(0, (null as any), this, this._el_0);
+    this._appEl_0 = new import2.ViewContainer(0, (null as any), this, this._el_0);
     this._TreeRootComponent_0_4_View =
         viewFactory_TreeRootComponent0(this.viewUtils, this.injector(0), this, 0, this._el_0);
     this._TreeRootComponent_0_4 = new import3.TreeRootComponent();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const styles_TreeRootComponent: any[] = [];
 var renderType_TreeRootComponent: import0.RenderComponentType = (null as any);
 class _View_TreeRootComponent0 extends import1.AppView<import3.TreeRootComponent> {
   _anchor_0: any;
-  /*private*/ _appEl_0: import2.AppElement;
+  /*private*/ _appEl_0: import2.ViewContainer;
   _TemplateRef_0_5: any;
   _NgIf_0_6: import10.NgIf;
   /*private*/ _expr_0: any;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class _View_TreeRootComponent0 extends import1.AppView<import3.TreeRootComponent
   createInternal(rootSelector: string): import9.ComponentRef<any> {
     const parentRenderNode: any = this.renderer.createViewRoot(this.parentElement);
     this._anchor_0 = this.renderer.createTemplateAnchor(parentRenderNode, (null as any));
-    this._appEl_0 = new import2.AppElement(0, (null as any), this, this._anchor_0);
+    this._appEl_0 = new import2.ViewContainer(0, (null as any), this, this._anchor_0);
     this._TemplateRef_0_5 = new import11.TemplateRef_(this, 0, this._anchor_0);
     this._NgIf_0_6 = new import10.NgIf(this._appEl_0.vcRef, this._TemplateRef_0_5);
     this._expr_0 = import7.UNINITIALIZED;