DatabaseConnection form field type
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Provides a list of available database connections, optionally limiting to a given list.
- name (mandatory) is the unique name of the parameter.
- type (mandatory) must be databaseconnection.
- label (mandatory) (translatable) is the descriptive title of the field.
- description (optional) (translatable) tooltip for the form field.
Example XML Definition:
<field name="dbtype" type="databaseconnection"
label="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_DATABASE_TYPE_LABEL"
description="COM_CONFIG_FIELD_DATABASE_TYPE_DESC"
supported="mysql,mysqli,postgresql,sqlsrv,sqlazure"
filter="string" />