why use reactive forms angular code example

Example 1: angular reactive form

<!-- main app container -->
<div class="card m-3">
    <h5 class="card-header">Angular 8 Reactive Form Validation</h5>
    <div class="card-body">
        <form [formGroup]="registerForm" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit()">
            <div class="form-row">
                <div class="form-group col">
                    <label>Title</label>
                    <select formControlName="title" class="form-control" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.title.errors }">
                        <option value=""></option>
                        <option value="Mr">Mr</option>
                        <option value="Mrs">Mrs</option>
                        <option value="Miss">Miss</option>
                        <option value="Ms">Ms</option>
                    </select>
                    <div *ngIf="submitted && f.title.errors" class="invalid-feedback">
                        <div *ngIf="f.title.errors.required">Title is required</div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="form-group col-5">
                    <label>First Name</label>
                    <input type="text" formControlName="firstName" class="form-control" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.firstName.errors }" />
                    <div *ngIf="submitted && f.firstName.errors" class="invalid-feedback">
                        <div *ngIf="f.firstName.errors.required">First Name is required</div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="form-group col-5">
                    <label>Last Name</label>
                    <input type="text" formControlName="lastName" class="form-control" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.lastName.errors }" />
                    <div *ngIf="submitted && f.lastName.errors" class="invalid-feedback">
                        <div *ngIf="f.lastName.errors.required">Last Name is required</div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group">
                <label>Email</label>
                <input type="text" formControlName="email" class="form-control" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.email.errors }" />
                <div *ngIf="submitted && f.email.errors" class="invalid-feedback">
                    <div *ngIf="f.email.errors.required">Email is required</div>
                    <div *ngIf="f.email.errors.email">Email must be a valid email address</div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="form-row">
                <div class="form-group col">
                    <label>Password</label>
                    <input type="password" formControlName="password" class="form-control" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.password.errors }" />
                    <div *ngIf="submitted && f.password.errors" class="invalid-feedback">
                        <div *ngIf="f.password.errors.required">Password is required</div>
                        <div *ngIf="f.password.errors.minlength">Password must be at least 6 characters</div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <div class="form-group col">
                    <label>Confirm Password</label>
                    <input type="password" formControlName="confirmPassword" class="form-control" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.confirmPassword.errors }" />
                    <div *ngIf="submitted && f.confirmPassword.errors" class="invalid-feedback">
                        <div *ngIf="f.confirmPassword.errors.required">Confirm Password is required</div>
                        <div *ngIf="f.confirmPassword.errors.mustMatch">Passwords must match</div>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
            <div class="form-group form-check">
                <input type="checkbox" formControlName="acceptTerms" id="acceptTerms" class="form-check-input" [ngClass]="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && f.acceptTerms.errors }" />
                <label for="acceptTerms" class="form-check-label">Accept Terms & Conditions</label>
                <div *ngIf="submitted && f.acceptTerms.errors" class="invalid-feedback">Accept Ts & Cs is required</div>
            </div>
            <div class="text-center">
                <button class="btn btn-primary mr-1">Register</button>
                <button class="btn btn-secondary" type="reset" (click)="onReset()">Cancel</button>
            </div>
        </form>
    </div>
</div>

Example 2: angular reactive form

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      import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-template-favorite-color',
  template: `
    Favorite Color: <input type="text" [(ngModel)]="favoriteColor">
  `
})
export class FavoriteColorComponent {
  favoriteColor = '';
}