lib.options.literalExpression

For use in the defaultText and example option attributes. Causes the given string to be rendered verbatim in the documentation as Nix code. This is necessary for complex values, e.g. functions, or values that depend on other values or packages.

Examples

llvmPackages = mkOption {
  type = types.str;
  description = ''
    Version of llvm packages to use for
    this module
  '';
  example = literalExpression ''
    llvmPackages = pkgs.llvmPackages_20;
  '';
};

Inputs

text

The text to render as a Nix expression

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• lib.literalExpression

literalExpression =
    text:
    if !isString text then
      throw "literalExpression expects a string."
    else
      {
        _type = "literalExpression";
        inherit text;
      };