ILOG CPLEX 11.0 User's Manual > Advanced Programming Techniques > Using Goals > Special Goals in Branch & Cut > Local Cut Goal

A local cut goal adds a local cut to the node where the goal is executed.

In the C++ API, the class IloCplex::Goal has constructors that take an instance of IloRange or an instance of IloRangeArray (IloRange[]) as an argument. When one of these constructors is used, a local cut goal is created.

To create local cut goals with the Java API, use the method IloCplex.constraintGoal or if more convenient, one of the methods IloCplex.leGoal, IloCplex.geGoal or IloCplex.eqGoal.

In the .NET API, use the methods Cplex.ConstraintGoal, Cplex.EqGoal, Cplex.LeGoal, or CplexGeGoal to create a local cut goal.