bug: Crash removing/adding ion-input start/end slot

[aeharding]

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Ionic Framework Version

v7.x

Current Behavior

If the ion-input start/end slots are dynamically removed (for example, in response to user typing) then there is a crash

Expected Behavior

Does not crash

Steps to Reproduce

1. Visit https://stackblitz.com/edit/yrmxeg-uodqah?file=src%2Fmain.tsx
2. Type anything
3. Crash

Code Reproduction URL

https://stackblitz.com/edit/yrmxeg-uodqah

Ionic Info

Using stackblitz, but also ionic 7.6.3 locally.

Ionic:

   Ionic CLI       : 7.1.1 (/Users/aeharding/.nvm/versions/node/v20.8.1/lib/node_modules/@ionic/cli)
   Ionic Framework : @ionic/react 7.6.3

Capacitor:

   Capacitor CLI      : 5.6.0
   @capacitor/android : 5.6.0
   @capacitor/core    : 5.6.0
   @capacitor/ios     : 5.6.0

Utility:

   cordova-res : not installed globally
   native-run  : not installed globally

System:

   NodeJS : v20.8.1 (/Users/aeharding/.nvm/versions/node/v20.8.1/bin/node)
   npm    : 10.1.0
   OS     : macOS Unknown

Additional Information

No response

[amandaejohnston]

Thank you for the issue, and apologies for the delay. I can replicate this, but I need to dig into why exactly it's happening. It's possible this is related to the simulated slots feature that we use for components like ion-input and ion-textarea, since the bug doesn't replicate with non-simulated slots like the ones on ion-button.