ILOG CPLEX generally does not need to be involved while you create your model. However, once the model is set up, it is time to create your cplex
object, that is, an instance of the class IloCplex
, to be used to solve the model. IloCplex
is a class derived from IloAlgorithm
.. There are other Concert Technology algorithm classes, also derived from IloAlgorithm
.. Some models might also be solved by using other algorithms, such as the class IloSolver
for constraint programming, or by using a hybrid algorithm consisting of both IloSolver
and ILOG CPLEX. Some models, on the other hand, cannot be solved with ILOG CPLEX.
For a description of special ordered sets see Using Special Ordered Sets. The last class, IloAnd
, is listed for completeness only and is generally not used with ILOG CPLEX, except with the class IloSolution
, as described in the ILOG Concert Technology User's Manual.