Error: formControlName must be used with a parent

Question

I have the following template. I'm trying to get to grips with reactive forms but am having a problem.

<form [formGroup]="guestForm" novalidate>
    <div class="panel-body">
        <form>
            <div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12">
                <div class="form-group col-md-3 col-sm-6">
                    <label>First Name*  </label>
                    <input formControlName="firstname" type="text" class="form-control input-sm">
                </div>
            </div>
        </form>
    </div>
</form>

Then in my component I have:

@Component({
    selector: 'guest-input',
    templateUrl: './guest-input.component.html',
})
export class GuestInputComponent implements OnInit {
    @Input()
    guest: Guest;

    guestForm: FormGroup;

    constructor(private _fb: FormBuilder) { }

    ngOnInit() {
        this.guestForm = this._fb.group({
            firstname: ['test', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(3)]]
        });
    }

This all looks fine to me but for some reason I am getting:

Error: Uncaught (in promise): Error: formControlName must be used with a parent formGroup directive. You'll want to add a formGroup directive and pass it an existing FormGroup instance (you can create one in your class).

I thought I had declared this in my <form>.

Answer 1

In modelDrivenForms, [formGroup]="guestForm" should be in the parent element

<div class="form-group col-md-3 col-sm-6" [formGroup]="guestForm">
  <label>First Name*  </label>
  <input formControlName="firstname" type="text" class="form-control input-sm">
</div>

Answer 2

You have nested form tag inside form tag with FormGroup directive, remove it:

<form [formGroup]="guestForm" novalidate>
    <div class="panel-body">
        <form> -> Remove this
            <div class="col-md-12 col-sm-12">
                <div class="form-group col-md-3 col-sm-6">
                    <label>First Name*  </label>
                    <input formControlName="firstname" type="text" class="form-control input-sm">
                </div>
            </div>
        </form> -> Remove this
    </div>
</form>