fix(autocomplete): adjusts vertical offset of dropdown to account for…

… ngMessages in floating label examples

src/components/autocomplete/js/autocompleteController.js

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
         bot    = root.bottom - vrect.top,
         left   = hrect.left - root.left,
         width  = hrect.width,
+        offset = getVerticalOffset(),
         styles = {
           left:     left + 'px',
           minWidth: width + 'px',
@@ -93,14 +94,30 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
       styles.bottom    = bot + 'px';
       styles.maxHeight = Math.min(MAX_HEIGHT, hrect.top - root.top - MENU_PADDING) + 'px';
     } else {
-      styles.top       = top + 'px';
+      styles.top       = (top - offset) + 'px';
       styles.bottom    = 'auto';
       styles.maxHeight = Math.min(MAX_HEIGHT, root.bottom - hrect.bottom - MENU_PADDING) + 'px';
     }
 
     elements.$.scrollContainer.css(styles);
     $mdUtil.nextTick(correctHorizontalAlignment, false);
 
+    /**
+     * Calculates the vertical offset for floating label examples to account for ngMessages
+     * @returns {number}
+     */
+    function getVerticalOffset () {
+      var offset = 0;
+      var inputContainer = $element.find('md-input-container');
+      if (inputContainer.length) {
+        var input = inputContainer.find('input');
+        offset = inputContainer.prop('offsetHeight');
+        offset -= input.prop('offsetTop');
+        offset -= input.prop('offsetHeight');
+      }
+      return offset;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Makes sure that the menu doesn't go off of the screen on either side.
      */
@@ -347,11 +364,12 @@ function MdAutocompleteCtrl ($scope, $element, $mdUtil, $mdConstant, $mdTheming,
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Force blur on input element
+   * @param forceBlur
+   */
   function doBlur(forceBlur) {
-    if (forceBlur) {
-      noBlur = false;
-    }
-
+    if (forceBlur) noBlur = false;
     elements.input.blur();
   }