[angular] Can't bind to 'formControl' since it isn't a known property of 'input' - Angular2 Material Autocomplete issue

I am trying to use Angular Material Autocomplete component in my Angular 2 project. I added the following to my template.

<md-input-container>
   <input mdInput placeholder="Category" [mdAutocomplete]="auto" [formControl]="stateCtrl">
</md-input-container>

<md-autocomplete #auto="mdAutocomplete">
   <md-option *ngFor="let state of filteredStates | async" [value]="state">
      {{ state }}
   </md-option>
</md-autocomplete>

Following is my component.

import {Component, OnInit} from "@angular/core";
import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from "@angular/router";
import {FormControl} from "@angular/forms";

@Component({
    templateUrl: './edit_item.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./edit_item.component.scss']
})
export class EditItemComponent implements OnInit {
    stateCtrl: FormControl;
    states = [....some data....];

    constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router) {
        this.stateCtrl = new FormControl();
        this.filteredStates = this.stateCtrl.valueChanges.startWith(null).map(name => this.filterStates(name));
    }
    ngOnInit(): void {
    }
    filterStates(val: string) {
        return val ? this.states.filter((s) => new RegExp(val, 'gi').test(s)) : this.states;
    }
}

I'm getting the following error. It looks like the formControl directive is not being found.

Can't bind to 'formControl' since it isn't a known property of 'input'

What is the issue here?

From version 9.1.4 you only need to import ReactiveFormsModule

https://angular.io/guide/reactive-forms

Forget trying to decipher the example .ts - as others have said it is often incomplete.

Instead just click on the 'pop-out' icon circled here and you'll get a fully working StackBlitz example.

You can quickly confirm the required modules:

Comment out any instances of ReactiveFormsModule, and sure enough you'll get the error:

Template parse errors:
Can't bind to 'formControl' since it isn't a known property of 'input'. 

Another reason this can happen:

The component you are using formControl in is not declared in a module that imports the ReactiveFormsModule.

So check the module that declares the component that throws this error.

Start by adding a regular matInput to your template. Let's assume you're using the formControl directive from ReactiveFormsModule to track the value of the input.

Reactive forms provide a model-driven approach to handling form inputs whose values change over time. This guide shows you how to create and update a simple form control, progress to using multiple controls in a group, validate form values, and implement more advanced forms.

import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from "@angular/forms"; //this to use ngModule

...

imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    AppRoutingModule,
    HttpModule,
    FormsModule,
    RouterModule,
    ReactiveFormsModule,
    BrowserAnimationsModule,
    MaterialModule],