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Version: 4.4

Sessionhandler Form Field

The sessionhandler form field type provides a dropdown list of h1 to h6 as options.

  • type (mandatory) must be sessionhandler.
  • name (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.
  • label (mandatory) (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field. description (optional) (translatable) is text that will be shown as a tooltip when the user moves the mouse over the field.
  • default (optional) sets a default value.
  • required (optional) should this field be required? true/false.
  • filter (optional) cleans the input.

Implemented by: libraries/src/Form/SessionhandlerField.php

Example XML parameter definition​

<field
        name="session_handler" 
        type="sessionhandler"
        default="none"
        label="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_SESSION_HANDLER_LABEL"
        description="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_SESSION_HANDLER_DESC"
        required="true"
        filter="word"
/>