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GRBLinExpr
Gurobi linear expression object. A linear expression consists of a constant term, plus a list of coefficient-variable pairs that capture the linear terms. Linear expressions are used to build constraints. They are temporary objects that typically have short lifespans.
The GRBLinExpr
class is a sub-class of the abstract base
class GRBExpr.
You generally build linear expressions by starting with an empty expression (using the GRBLinExpr constructor), and then adding terms. Terms can be added individually, using addTerm, or in groups, using addTerms, or multAdd. Terms can also be removed from an expression, using remove.
To add a linear constraint to your model, you generally build one or
two linear expression objects (expr1
and expr2
) and then pass
them to
GRBModel.addConstr. To
give a few examples:
Individual terms in a linear expression can be queried using the getVar, getCoeff, and getConstant methods. You can query the number of terms in the expression using the size method.
Note that a linear expression may contain multiple terms that involve the same variable. These duplicate terms are merged when creating a constraint from an expression, but they may be visible when inspecting individual terms in the expression (e.g., when using getVar).
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