Angular2 If ngModel is used within a form tag, either the name attribute must be set or the form

If ngForm is used, all the input fields which have [(ngModel)]="" must have an attribute name with a value.

<input [(ngModel)]="firstname" name="something">

Standalone

By setting [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" one tells Angular something like, ignore the form and/or ngForm, just bind it to firstname variable please.

However, if form-tag was used by mistake (like in my case sometimes), changing form to div is another option (but only if your styles don't need form-tag).

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As every developer have a common habit, not to read the complete error, just read the first line and start looking for answer from someone else :):) I am also one of them, that's why I am here:

Read the error, clearly saying:

Example 1: <input [(ngModel)]="person.firstName" name="first">
Example 2: <input [(ngModel)]="person.firstName" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}">

What more we need to understand this error?

Use any one option everything will work smooth.

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In my case the error happened because below in html markup one more line existed without the name attribute.

<form id="form1" name="form1" #form="ngForm">
    <div class="form-group">
        <input id="input1" name="input1" [(ngModel)]="metaScript" />
        ... 
        <input id="input2" [(ngModel)]="metaScriptMessage"/>
    </div>
</form>

https://i.stack.imgur.com/WMKut.png

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Both attributes are needed and also recheck all the form elements has "name" attribute. if you are using form submit concept, other wise just use div tag instead of form element.

<input [(ngModel)]="firstname" name="something">

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I noticed that the Chrome developer tool sometimes only underlines the first element in swiggly red even if it is correctly set up with a name. This threw me off for a while.

One must be sure to add a name to every element on the form that contains ngModel regardless of which one is squiggly underlined.

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When you clearly look at the console, it will give you two examples. Implement any of these.

<input [(ngModel)]="person.firstName" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone:true}">

or

<input [(ngModel)]="person.firstName" name="first">

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It's quite easy for a fix.

For me, we had more than one inputs in the form. We need to isolate the input / line causing error and simply add the name attribute. That fixed the issue for me:

Before:

<form class="example-form">

    <mat-form-field appearance="outline">

      <mat-select placeholder="Select your option" [(ngModel)]="sample.stat"> <!--HERE -->

          <mat-option *ngFor="let option of actions" [value]="option">{{option}</mat-option>
      </mat-select>
    </mat-form-field>

    <mat-form-field appearance="outline">
      <mat-label>Enter number</mat-label>

      <input id="myInput" type="text" placeholder="Enter number" aria-label="Number"
        matInput [formControl]="myFormControl" required [(ngModel)]="number">  <!--HERE -->

    </mat-form-field>

    <mat-checkbox [(ngModel)]="isRight">Check!</mat-checkbox> <!--HERE -->

  </form>

After: i just added the name attribute for select and checkbox and that fixed the issue. As follows:

<mat-select placeholder="Select your option" name="mySelect" 
  [(ngModel)]="sample.stat"> <!--HERE: Observe the "name" attribute -->

<input id="myInput" type="text" placeholder="Enter number" aria-label="Number"
        matInput [formControl]="myFormControl" required [(ngModel)]="number">  <!--HERE -->

<mat-checkbox name="myCheck" [(ngModel)]="isRight">Check!</mat-checkbox> <!--HERE: Observe the "name" attribute -->

As you see added the name attribute. It is not necessary to be given same as your ngModel name. Just providing the name attribute will fix the issue.

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You need import { NgForm } from @angular/forms in your page.ts;

Code HTML:

<form #values="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="function(values)">
 ...
 <ion-input type="text" name="name" ngModel></ion-input>
 <ion-input type="text" name="mail" ngModel></ion-input>
 ...
</form>

In your Page.ts, implement your funcion to manipulate form data:

function(data) {console.log("Name: "data.value.name + " Mail: " + data.value.mail);}

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For everyone who don't panic with the error message itself, but just googling for the explanation why example from here doesn't work (i.e dynamical filtering doesn't occur when the text is typed into the input field): it will not work until you will add the name parameter in the input field. Nothing points to the explanation why pipe isn't working, but the error message points to this topic and fixing it according to the accepted answer makes the dynamical filter working.

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Try this...

<input type="text" class="form-control" name="name" placeholder="Name" required minlength="4" #name="ngModel" ngModel>
<div *ngIf="name.errors && (name.dirty || name.touched)">
    <div [hidden]="!name.errors.required" class="alert alert-danger form-alert">
        Please enter a name.
    </div>
    <div [hidden]="!name.errors.minlength" class="alert alert-danger form-alert">
        Enter name greater than 4 characters.
    </div>
</div>

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You didn't mention the version you're using, but if you're using rc5 or rc6, that "old" style of form has been deprecated. Take a look at this for guidance on the "new" forms techniques: https://angular.io/docs/ts/latest/guide/forms.html

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In order to be able to display the information in the form you would like, you need to give those specific inputs of interest names. I'd recommend you do have:

<form #f="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit(f)"> ...
<input **name="firstName" ngModel** placeholder="Enter your first name"> ...

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For me, the solution was very simple. I changed the <form> tag into a <div> and the error goes away.

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<select name="country" formControlName="country" id="country" 
       class="formcontrol form-control-element" [(ngModel)]="country">
   <option value="90">Turkey</option>
   <option value="1">USA</option>
   <option value="30">Greece</option>
</select>

name="country"
formControlName="country" 
[(ngModel)]="country" 

Those are the three things need to use ngModel inside a formGroup directive.

Note that same name should be used.

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add standalone : true in ngmodel field like this

 <mat-radio-group [(ngModel)]="gender" [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}">
                            <mat-radio-button value="Male">Male</mat-radio-button>    
                            <mat-radio-button value="Female">Female</mat-radio-button>  
                        </mat-radio-group>

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