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The contenttype form field type provides a list of content types.

• type (mandatory) must be contenttype.
• name (mandatory) is the unique name of the field.
• label (mandatory) (translatable) is the field html label.
• description (optional) (translatable) is the field description.
• multiple (optional) when set to true allows multiple selections.

Implemented by: libraries/src/Form/Field/ContenttypeField.php

Example XML parameter definition¶

<field
        name="types" type="contenttype"
        label="COM_TAGS_FIELD_TYPE_LABEL"
        description="COM_TAGS_FIELD_TYPE_DESC"
        multiple="true"
/>