---
title: sendKey
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/iodvdmedia/1811314-sendkey
---

# sendKey

## Declaration

```occ
virtual IOReturn sendKey(
 IOMemoryDescriptor *buffer, 
 const DVDKeyClasskeyClass, 
 const UInt8grantID, 
 const DVDKeyFormatformat ); 
```

## Parameters

- `buffer`: Buffer for the data transfer. The size of the buffer implies the size of the data transfer. Pass null for the kDVDKeyFormatAGID_Invalidate format case.
- `keyClass`: As documented by MMC.
- `grantID`: As documented by MMC.
- `format`: As documented by MMC.

## Return Value

Return Value Returns the status of the data transfer.

## Overview

Overview Issue an MMC SEND KEY command.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [getSpeed](kernel/iodvdmedia/1811144-getspeed.md)
- [readDiscInfo](kernel/iodvdmedia/1811197-readdiscinfo.md)
- [readRZoneInfo](kernel/iodvdmedia/1811250-readrzoneinfo.md)
- [readStructure](kernel/iodvdmedia/1811277-readstructure.md)
- [reportKey](kernel/iodvdmedia/1811294-reportkey.md)
- [setSpeed](kernel/iodvdmedia/1811329-setspeed.md)