@code{nil} (which is the default) means no limit.
@end defvar
+@defopt eval-expression-print-length
+@defoptx eval-expression-print-level
+These are the values for @code{print-length} and @code{print-level}
+used by @code{eval-expression}, and thus, indirectly, by many
+interactive evaluation commands (@pxref{Lisp Eval,, Evaluating
+Emacs-Lisp Expressions, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}).
+@end defopt
+
These variables are used for detecting and reporting circular
and shared structure---but they are only defined in Emacs 21.