Angular, get HTML Element by ID

element.component.ts

import { Component, OnInit, EventEmitter, Output, ElementRef, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
    selector: 'form-place',
    template: `<div #gmap>You got me!</div>`,
    styleUrls: ['./form-place.component.scss']
})
export class elementComponent implements OnInit {

  @ViewChild("gmap", {read: ElementRef}) gmap: ElementRef;

    constructor(private elementRef: ElementRef) {}

    ngAfterViewInit(): void {
        console.log(this.gmap.nativeElement);
    }  

}