$ref

Callable

• $ref<Reference>(reference: ConstExpr<Reference>, options?: SchemaOptions<object, Reference[infer]>): RefType<Intrinsic<Reference>>
• $ref<T>(reference: T, options?: SchemaOptions<object>): ZodSchemaAsNode<T>
• $ref<T>(reference: Schema<T>, options?: SchemaOptions<object>): SchemaAsNode<T>
• $ref<T>(reference: T, options?: SchemaOptions<object>): Promise<RefType<NodeTrait & { infer: Infer<T> }>>

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• Create a new RefType instance with the given options.

  Example

  const foo = $number()
  $ref(foo)
  
  $ref(["foobar", foo])

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  Type parameters

  • Reference: Node

  Parameters

  • reference: ConstExpr<Reference>

    The schema to reference.

  • optionaloptions: SchemaOptions<object, Reference[infer]>

    Additional options to pass to the number.

  Returns RefType<Intrinsic<Reference>>