Hello, I have literally followed the example tutorial and it indicates that this function is not defined.

ERROR TypeError: Cannot read property 'setDataSource' of undefined

  @ViewChild(MdbTableDirective, { static: true }) mdbTable: MdbTableDirective;
  elements: any = [];
  elementsCopy: any = [];
  searchText = "";
  previous: string;

    constructor(public ticketsService: TicketsService) {}
      @HostListener("input") oninput() {
        if (!this.alreadyGetterTickets) {
          this.searchItems();
        }
      }

  ngOnInit() {
    this.ticketsService.getTickets().subscribe((res) => {
      const response = res;
      this.elements = response["message"];
      this.elementsCopy = response["message"];
      this.previous = this.elementsCopy;

      setTimeout(() => {
        this.mdbTable.setDataSource(this.elements);
        this.previous = this.mdbTable.getDataSource();
        this.alreadyGetterTickets = false;
      }, 500);
    });
  }