Simulate/Toggle CAPS LOCK programatically in OS X

Question

I have seen many post on this topic. But haven\'t found a clear answer anywhere.

Is there a way to toggle CAPS LOCK in Objective-C or C code? I am not looking for a

Answer 1

var ioConnect: io_connect_t = .init(0)
let ioService = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault, IOServiceMatching(kIOHIDSystemClass))
IOServiceOpen(ioService, mach_task_self_, UInt32(kIOHIDParamConnectType), &ioConnect)

var modifierLockState = false
IOHIDGetModifierLockState(ioConnect, Int32(kIOHIDCapsLockState), &modifierLockState) 

modifierLockState.toggle()
IOHIDSetModifierLockState(ioConnect, Int32(kIOHIDCapsLockState), modifierLockState)

IOServiceClose(ioConnect)