Given the following...
.html
<form (ngSubmit) = "onSubmit()"
#heroForm = "ngForm">
{{diagnostic}}
<div class = "form-group">
<label for = "name">Name</label>
<input type = "text"
class = "form-control"
required
[(ngModel)] = "model.name"
ngControl = "name"
#name = "ngForm"
#spy>
<p *ngIf = "name.dirty"
class = "alert alert-danger">
Name is required
</p>
<!--<p [hidden] = "name.dirty"-->
<!--class = "alert alert-danger">-->
<!--Name is required-->
<!--</p>-->
</div>
..
..is it possible to get the #name = "ngForm"
(ngForm) reference in the .dart component to allow manipulation? Any suggestion and correction is welcome.