components: MatTable: Cannot read property 'nativeElement' of undefined

Bug, feature request, or proposal:

Bug

What is the expected behavior?

MatTable to render

What is the current behavior?

MatTable throws error

core.js:1365 ERROR Error: Uncaught (in promise): TypeError: Cannot read property 'nativeElement' of undefined
TypeError: Cannot read property 'nativeElement' of undefined
    at new CdkTable (table.js:466)
    at new MatTable (table.js:27)
    at createClass (core.js:10353)
    at createDirectiveInstance (core.js:10200)
    at createViewNodes (core.js:11657)
    at callViewAction (core.js:12091)
    at execComponentViewsAction (core.js:12000)
    at createViewNodes (core.js:11685)
    at createRootView (core.js:11546)
    at callWithDebugContext (core.js:12912)
    at new CdkTable (table.js:466)
    at new MatTable (table.js:27)
    at createClass (core.js:10353)
    at createDirectiveInstance (core.js:10200)
    at createViewNodes (core.js:11657)
    at callViewAction (core.js:12091)
    at execComponentViewsAction (core.js:12000)
    at createViewNodes (core.js:11685)
    at createRootView (core.js:11546)
    at callWithDebugContext (core.js:12912)
    at resolvePromise (zone.js:809)
    at resolvePromise (zone.js:775)
    at eval (zone.js:858)
    at ZoneDelegate.invokeTask (zone.js:421)
    at Object.onInvokeTask (core.js:3979)
    at ZoneDelegate.invokeTask (zone.js:420)
    at Zone.runTask (zone.js:188)
    at drainMicroTaskQueue (zone.js:595)
    at <anonymous>

What are the steps to reproduce?

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What is the use-case or motivation for changing an existing behavior?

Getting MatTable to work

Which versions of Angular, Material, OS, TypeScript, browsers are affected?

Package.json

{
  "name": "admin-app",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "license": "MIT",
  "scripts": {
    "ng": "ng",
    "start": "ng serve",
    "build": "ng build",
    "build-dev": "ng build --base-href=/ngx/index/ --deploy-url=~/scripts/ngapp/",
    "build-prod": "ng build --base-href=/ngx/index/ --deploy-url=~/scripts/ngapp/ --prod --aot --no-progress",
    "test": "ng test --sourcemaps=false",
    "lint": "ng lint",
    "e2e": "ng e2e"
  },
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/cdk": "^5.2.0",
    "@angular/common": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/compiler": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/core": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/forms": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/http": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/material": "^5.2.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/router": "^5.2.3",
    "core-js": "^2.4.1",
    "font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
    "hammerjs": "^2.0.8",
    "instantsearch.js": "^2.5.0",
    "rxjs": "^5.5.2",
    "uniqid": "^4.1.1",
    "zone.js": "^0.8.20"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular/cli": "^1.6.7",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^5.2.3",
    "@angular/language-service": "^5.2.3",
    "@types/jasmine": "~2.5.53",
    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.2",
    "codelyzer": "^4.1.0",
    "jasmine-core": "~2.6.2",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.1.0",
    "karma": "~1.7.0",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.1.1",
    "karma-cli": "~1.0.1",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.4.1",
    "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.0",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
    "node-sass": "^4.7.2",
    "protractor": "~5.1.2",
    "ts-node": "~3.2.0",
    "tslint": "~5.7.0",
    "typescript": "2.4.2"
  }
}

Is there anything else we should know?

It looks like the issue is when a new CdkTable is created:

Code:

Component.html

<mat-table [dataSource]="dataSource">

  <!-- Position Column -->
  <ng-container matColumnDef="position">
    <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> No. </mat-header-cell>
    <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.position}} </mat-cell>
  </ng-container>

  <!-- Name Column -->
  <ng-container matColumnDef="name">
    <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Name </mat-header-cell>
    <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.name}} </mat-cell>
  </ng-container>

  <!-- Weight Column -->
  <ng-container matColumnDef="weight">
    <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Weight </mat-header-cell>
    <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.weight}} </mat-cell>
  </ng-container>

  <!-- Symbol Column -->
  <ng-container matColumnDef="symbol">
    <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef> Symbol </mat-header-cell>
    <mat-cell *matCellDef="let element"> {{element.symbol}} </mat-cell>
  </ng-container>

  <mat-header-row *matHeaderRowDef="displayedColumns"></mat-header-row>
  <mat-row *matRowDef="let row; columns: displayedColumns;"></mat-row>
</mat-table>

Component.ts

import { AfterViewInit, Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { PartnersService } from '../../../shared-services/partners.service';


@Component({
  selector: 'app-partners',
  templateUrl: './partners.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./partners.component.scss'],
  providers: [ PartnersService ]
})
export class PartnersComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
  displayedColumns = ['position', 'name', 'weight', 'symbol'];
  dataSource = ELEMENT_DATA;
  constructor() {

  }
  ngAfterViewInit() {
  }
  ngOnInit() {
  }

}

const ELEMENT_DATA: any[] = [
  {position: 1, name: 'Hydrogen', weight: 1.0079, symbol: 'H'},
  {position: 2, name: 'Helium', weight: 4.0026, symbol: 'He'},
  {position: 3, name: 'Lithium', weight: 6.941, symbol: 'Li'},
  {position: 4, name: 'Beryllium', weight: 9.0122, symbol: 'Be'},
  {position: 5, name: 'Boron', weight: 10.811, symbol: 'B'},
  {position: 6, name: 'Carbon', weight: 12.0107, symbol: 'C'},
  {position: 7, name: 'Nitrogen', weight: 14.0067, symbol: 'N'},
  {position: 8, name: 'Oxygen', weight: 15.9994, symbol: 'O'},
  {position: 9, name: 'Fluorine', weight: 18.9984, symbol: 'F'},
  {position: 10, name: 'Neon', weight: 20.1797, symbol: 'Ne'},
  {position: 11, name: 'Sodium', weight: 22.9897, symbol: 'Na'},
  {position: 12, name: 'Magnesium', weight: 24.305, symbol: 'Mg'},
  {position: 13, name: 'Aluminum', weight: 26.9815, symbol: 'Al'},
  {position: 14, name: 'Silicon', weight: 28.0855, symbol: 'Si'},
  {position: 15, name: 'Phosphorus', weight: 30.9738, symbol: 'P'},
  {position: 16, name: 'Sulfur', weight: 32.065, symbol: 'S'},
  {position: 17, name: 'Chlorine', weight: 35.453, symbol: 'Cl'},
  {position: 18, name: 'Argon', weight: 39.948, symbol: 'Ar'},
  {position: 19, name: 'Potassium', weight: 39.0983, symbol: 'K'},
  {position: 20, name: 'Calcium', weight: 40.078, symbol: 'Ca'},
];