{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/angular/angular/issues/7741","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/angular/angular","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/angular/angular/issues/7741/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/angular/angular/issues/7741/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/angular/angular/issues/7741/events","html_url":"https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/7741","id":143085490,"number":7741,"title":"@ContentChild with Interface as Type not working","user":{"login":"asotog","id":813023,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/813023?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog","html_url":"https://github.com/asotog","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/asotog/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2016-03-23T21:33:00Z","updated_at":"2016-03-23T21:33:00Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Hi there, \r\nI was trying to retrieve a @ContentChild but using an `interface` instead of component class directly as parameter, something like this:\r\n\r\n```\r\n@ContentChild(IResults) suggestion: IResults;\r\n```\r\n\r\nbut ts compiler throwing: cannot find name 'IResults'\r\n\r\ni implemented this interface in component and didnt throw errors, but start complaining when passing the interface on the contentchild parameter,\r\n\r\nAny thoughts about this?"}}