fix(select): do not focus disabled popover option (#28309)

Issue number: resolves #28284

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## What is the current behavior?
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Select focuses the first popover option when no value is provided. This
means that the first option is focused even if it disabled.

## What is the new behavior?
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- Select focuses the first **enabled** popover option when no value is
provided.

## Does this introduce a breaking change?

- [ ] Yes
- [x] No

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Co-authored-by: Amanda Johnston <90629384+amandaejohnston@users.noreply.github.com>

core/src/components/select/select.tsx

@@ -316,8 +316,9 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
 
     // focus selected option for popovers
     if (this.interface === 'popover') {
-      let indexOfSelected = this.childOpts.map((o) => o.value).indexOf(this.value);
-      indexOfSelected = indexOfSelected > -1 ? indexOfSelected : 0; // default to first option if nothing selected
+      const indexOfSelected = this.childOpts.map((o) => o.value).indexOf(this.value);
+
+      if (indexOfSelected > -1) {
         const selectedItem = overlay.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
           `.select-interface-option:nth-child(${indexOfSelected + 1})`
         );
@@ -341,6 +342,22 @@ export class Select implements ComponentInterface {
             interactiveEl.focus();
           }
         }
+      } else {
+        /**
+         * If no value is set then focus the first enabled option.
+         */
+        const firstEnabledOption = overlay.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+          'ion-radio:not(.radio-disabled), ion-checkbox:not(.checkbox-disabled)'
+        );
+        if (firstEnabledOption) {
+          focusElement(firstEnabledOption.closest('ion-item')!);
+
+          /**
+           * Focus the option for the same reason as we do above.
+           */
+          firstEnabledOption.focus();
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     return overlay;

core/src/components/select/test/disabled/select.e2e.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { configs, test } from '@utils/test/playwright';
+
+configs({ modes: ['ios'], directions: ['ltr'] }).forEach(({ title, config }) => {
+  test.describe(title('select: disabled options'), () => {
+    test('should not focus a disabled option when no value is set', async ({ page, skip }) => {
+      // TODO (FW-2979)
+      skip.browser('webkit', 'Safari 16 only allows text fields and pop-up menus to be focused.');
+
+      test.info().annotations.push({
+        type: 'issue',
+        description: 'https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/28284',
+      });
+
+      await page.setContent(
+        `
+        <ion-select interface="popover">
+          <ion-select-option value="a" disabled="true">A</ion-select-option>
+          <ion-select-option value="b">B</ion-select-option>
+        </ion-select>
+      `,
+        config
+      );
+
+      const select = page.locator('ion-select');
+      const popover = page.locator('ion-popover');
+      const ionPopoverDidPresent = await page.spyOnEvent('ionPopoverDidPresent');
+
+      await select.click();
+      await ionPopoverDidPresent.next();
+
+      const popoverOption = popover.locator('.select-interface-option:nth-of-type(2) ion-radio');
+      await expect(popoverOption).toBeFocused();
+    });
+  });
+});