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# IOHIDKeyboardEventOptions

Options that you use to dispatch keyboard events.

```
typedef enum { ... } IOHIDKeyboardEventOptions;
```

## Overview

Pass these options to the [`dispatchKeyboardEvent`](/documentation/HIDDriverKit/IOHIDEventService/dispatchKeyboardEvent) method of [`IOHIDEventService`](/documentation/HIDDriverKit/IOHIDEventService).

## Topics

### Getting the Keyboard Event Option

[`kIOHIDKeyboardEventOptionsNoKeyRepeat`](/documentation/HIDDriverKit/IOHIDKeyboardEventOptions/kIOHIDKeyboardEventOptionsNoKeyRepeat)

An option for not applying the default key repeat logic to the event.


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