Radios should have separate unique selection in different form containers
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Description
#### Bug, feature request, or proposal:
Bug
#### What is the expected behavior?
Radio group controls with the same name should not correlate with each other if they belong to different forms.
#### What is the current behavior?
If you change value in one radio group, then the value will be unset for all the other radio groups with the same name in other forms
#### What are the steps to reproduce?
```
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Second form:
{{season}}
```
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#### What is the use-case or motivation for changing an existing behavior?
Currently it's impossible to implement a list (of similar items) if its items contain forms.
#### Which versions of Angular, Material, OS, TypeScript, browsers are affected?
@angular/cli: 1.2.0
node: 8.0.0
os: win32 x64
@angular/animations: 4.3.1
@angular/cdk: 2.0.0-beta.8
@angular/common: 4.3.1
@angular/compiler: 4.3.1
@angular/core: 4.3.1
@angular/forms: 4.3.1
@angular/http: 4.3.1
@angular/material: 2.0.0-beta.8
@angular/platform-browser: 4.3.1
@angular/platform-browser-dynamic: 4.3.1
@angular/platform-server: 4.3.1
@angular/router: 4.3.1
@angular/cli: 1.2.0
@angular/compiler-cli: 4.3.1
@angular/language-service: 4.3.1
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the supplied Plunker reproduction and verify that identically named radio groups in separate forms currently affect one another. Trace the Angular Material radio-group behavior responsible, then add a regression test showing each form retains its own selection and run the relevant test suite.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100