fix(material/chips): remove button role from editable chips

Removes the button role from editable input chips. Fix accessibility
issue in ChipRow where the chip action element is mislabeled as a
button (#27106).

Fix #27106

Author: zarend

src/material/chips/chip-row.html

@@ -7,28 +7,25 @@
 </ng-container>
 
 
-<span class="mdc-evolution-chip__cell mdc-evolution-chip__cell--primary" role="gridcell">
-  <span
+<span class="mdc-evolution-chip__cell mdc-evolution-chip__cell--primary" role="gridcell"
     matChipAction
-    [attr.role]="editable ? 'button' : null"
     [tabIndex]="tabIndex"
     [disabled]="disabled"
     [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel"
     [attr.aria-describedby]="_ariaDescriptionId">
-    <span class="mdc-evolution-chip__graphic mat-mdc-chip-graphic" *ngIf="leadingIcon">
-      <ng-content select="mat-chip-avatar, [matChipAvatar]"></ng-content>
-    </span>
-    <span class="mdc-evolution-chip__text-label mat-mdc-chip-action-label" [ngSwitch]="_isEditing">
-      <ng-container *ngSwitchCase="false"><ng-content></ng-content></ng-container>
+  <span class="mdc-evolution-chip__graphic mat-mdc-chip-graphic" *ngIf="leadingIcon">
+    <ng-content select="mat-chip-avatar, [matChipAvatar]"></ng-content>
+  </span>
+  <span class="mdc-evolution-chip__text-label mat-mdc-chip-action-label" [ngSwitch]="_isEditing">
+    <ng-container *ngSwitchCase="false"><ng-content></ng-content></ng-container>
 
-      <ng-container *ngSwitchCase="true">
-        <ng-content *ngIf="contentEditInput; else defaultMatChipEditInput"
-                    select="[matChipEditInput]"></ng-content>
-        <ng-template #defaultMatChipEditInput><span matChipEditInput></span></ng-template>
-      </ng-container>
+    <ng-container *ngSwitchCase="true">
+      <ng-content *ngIf="contentEditInput; else defaultMatChipEditInput"
+                  select="[matChipEditInput]"></ng-content>
+      <ng-template #defaultMatChipEditInput><span matChipEditInput></span></ng-template>
+    </ng-container>
 
-      <span class="mat-mdc-chip-primary-focus-indicator mat-mdc-focus-indicator"></span>
-    </span>
+    <span class="mat-mdc-chip-primary-focus-indicator mat-mdc-focus-indicator" aria-hidden="true"></span>
   </span>
 </span>
 

src/material/chips/chip-row.spec.ts

@@ -256,14 +256,16 @@ describe('MDC-based Row Chips', () => {
         return chipNativeElement.querySelector('.mat-chip-edit-input')!;
       }
 
-      it('should set the role of the primary action based on whether it is editable', () => {
+      it('should set the role of the primary action to gridcell', () => {
         testComponent.editable = false;
         fixture.detectChanges();
-        expect(primaryAction.hasAttribute('role')).toBe(false);
+        expect(primaryAction.getAttribute('role')).toBe('gridcell');
 
         testComponent.editable = true;
         fixture.detectChanges();
-        expect(primaryAction.getAttribute('role')).toBe('button');
+        // Test regression of bug where element is mislabeled as a button role. Element that does not perform its
+        // action on click event is not a button by ARIA spec (#27106).
+        expect(primaryAction.getAttribute('role')).toBe('gridcell');
       });
 
       it('should not delete the chip on DELETE or BACKSPACE', () => {
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ describe('MDC-based Row Chips', () => {
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         const primaryGridCell = (fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement).querySelector(
-          '[role="gridcell"].mdc-evolution-chip__cell--primary .mat-mdc-chip-action',
+          '[role="gridcell"].mdc-evolution-chip__cell--primary.mat-mdc-chip-action',
         );
         expect(primaryGridCell)
           .withContext('expected to find the grid cell for the primary chip action')