Method form

src/AutoNumeric.js:3099–3124

* Return a reference to the parent element if it exists, otherwise return `null`. * If the parent form element as already been found, this directly return a reference to it. * However, you can force AutoNumeric to search again for its reference by passing `true` as a parameter to th

(forceSearch = false)

     * @returns {HTMLFormElement|null}
     */
    form(forceSearch = false) {
        if (forceSearch || AutoNumericHelper.isUndefinedOrNullOrEmpty(this.parentForm)) {
            const newParentForm = this._getParentForm();
            if (!AutoNumericHelper.isNull(newParentForm) && newParentForm !== this.parentForm) {
                // If the current parent form exists and is different from the previous parent form

                // Search for all the AutoNumeric elements in the old parent form
                const oldANChildren = this._getFormAutoNumericChildren(this.parentForm);
                // Update the anCount with the correct number of AutoNumeric elements
                this.parentForm.dataset.anCount = oldANChildren.length;

                // Check if the new parent form already has a anFormHandler name
                if (this._hasFormHandlerFunction(newParentForm)) {
                    this._incrementParentFormCounter(newParentForm); // Increment its counter
                } else {
                    // Create one and set the anCount to 1
                    this._storeFormHandlerFunction(newParentForm);
                    this._initializeFormCounterToOne(newParentForm);
                }
            }

            this.parentForm = newParentForm;
        }

        return this.parentForm;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an array of the AutoNumeric-managed elements for the given form element is passed, otherwise for the current `this.parentForm` element.