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+/* -*- mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ *
+ * This file is a part of LEMON, a generic C++ optimization library.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2008
+ * Egervary Jeno Kombinatorikus Optimalizalasi Kutatocsoport
+ * (Egervary Research Group on Combinatorial Optimization, EGRES).
+ *
+ * Permission to use, modify and distribute this software is granted
+ * provided that this copyright notice appears in all copies. For
+ * precise terms see the accompanying LICENSE file.
+ *
+ * This software is provided "AS IS" with no warranty of any kind,
+ * express or implied, and with no claim as to its suitability for any
+ * purpose.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef LEMON_MIP_CPLEX_H
+#define LEMON_MIP_CPLEX_H
+
+///\file
+///\brief Header of the LEMON-CPLEX mip solver interface.
+///\ingroup lp_group
+
+
+#include <lemon/lp_cplex.h>
+
+namespace lemon {
+
+  /// \brief Interface for the CPLEX MIP solver
+  ///
+  /// This class implements an interface for the CPLEX MIP solver.
+  ///\ingroup lp_group
+  class MipCplex : public MipSolverBase, public LpCplex{
+
+  public:
+
+    typedef MipSolverBase ParentMip;
+    typedef LpCplex ParentLp;
+
+    MipCplex();
+    //~MipCplex();
+
+
+
+
+  protected:
+
+    virtual ColTypes _colType(int col) const;
+    virtual void _colType(int col, ColTypes col_type);
+
+    virtual LpCplex::SolveExitStatus _solve();
+    virtual LpCplex::SolutionStatus _getMipStatus() const;
+    virtual ParentLp::Value _getPrimal(int i) const;
+    virtual ParentLp::Value _getPrimalValue() const;
+  };
+
+} //END OF NAMESPACE LEMON
+
+#endif // END OF LEMON_MIP_CPLEX_H