bug(MatAutocomplete): setValue on FormControl does not update AutoComplete Input

[ChazUK]

Is this a regression?

• [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version

The previous version in which this bug was not present was

No response

Description

When using a custom input field with a FormControl, I am unable to dynamically set the value of the input element via setValue().

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vavcrk

Reproduction

https://stackblitz.com/edit/vavcrk

Expected Behavior

Using setValue() on the FormControl should update the value of the input element.

Actual Behavior

Input element value continues to be empty

Environment

• Angular: 17
• CDK/Material: 16
• Browser(s): Chome
• Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): MacOS

[ChazUK]

Just to clarify I want to update the query string that goes into the matInput field dynamically in code.