set_var_weights

Set the weights on variables.

unsigned char set_var_weights(lprec *lp, REAL *weights);

Return Value

set_var_weights returns TRUE (1) if the operation was successful. A return value of FALSE (0) indicates an error.

Parameters

Pointer to previously created lp model. See return value of make_lp, copy_lp, read_lp, read_LP, read_mps, read_freemps, read_MPS, read_freeMPS, read_XLI

weights

The weights array.

Remarks

The set_var_weights sets a weight factor on each variable. This is only used for the integer variables in the branch-and-bound algorithm. Array members are unique, real-valued numbers indicating the "weight" of the variable at the given index. The array is 0-based. So variable 1 is at index 0, variable 2 at index 1. The array must contain get_Ncolumns elements.
The weights define which variable the branch-and-bound algorithm must select first. The lower the weight, the sooner the variable is chosen to make it integer.

Example

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "lp_lib.h"

int main(void)
{
  lprec *lp;
  REAL weights[2];

  /* Create a new LP model */
  lp = make_lp(0, 2);
  if(lp == NULL) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Unable to create new LP model\n");
    return(1);
  }

  weights[0] = 2;
  weights[1] = 1;

  set_var_weights(lp, weights);

  delete_lp(lp);
  return(0);
}

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