How to pop out ion-select using different button

Question

How do I pop out the ion-select using different button?

<ion-select [(ngModel)]="choices" multiple="true">
        <ion-option>Appliances</ion-option>
        <ion-option>Automobile</ion-option>
        <ion-option>Cellphones</ion-option>
        <ion-option>Clothing</ion-option>
        <ion-option>Computers</ion-option>
        <ion-option>Electronics</ion-option>
        <ion-option>Toys</ion-option>
</ion-select>

Answer 1

You can ViewChild with ionic-angular

html

<ion-select [(ngModel)]="choices" multiple="true" #mySelect>
     <ion-option>Appliances</ion-option>
     <ion-option>Automobile</ion-option>
     <ion-option>Cellphones</ion-option>
     <ion-option>Clothing</ion-option>
     <ion-option>Computers</ion-option>
     <ion-option>Electronics</ion-option>
     <ion-option>Toys</ion-option>
</ion-select>

<button ion-button (click)="openSelect()">Open</button>
<button ion-button (click)="closeSelect()">Close</button>

ts

import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { NavController,Content, Select } from 'ionic-angular';
import { Events } from 'ionic-angular';

@Component({
    selector: 'page-home',
    templateUrl: 'home.html'
})
export class HomePage 
{    
    @ViewChild('mySelect') selectRef: Select;
    constructor(public navCtrl: NavController,public events: Events) 
    {}

    openSelect()
    {
        this.selectRef.open();
    }

    closeSelect()
    {
        this.selectRef.close();
    }
}