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# abort()

Aborts pending input/output requests synchronously.

```
func abort() throws
```

## Discussion

Set the stream context as nonactive on the device with an out-of-band (class-defined) mechanism before calling this method, in accordance with USB 3.2, 8.12.1.4. The device won’t select a nonactive stream to become the current stream on the endpoint.

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