CPLEX programming practices

Lists some of the programming practices the CPLEX team observes in developing and maintaining the Callable Library (C API).

Overview
Introduces general characteristics of variables and routines in the Callable Library.
Variable names and calling conventions
Describes the coding practices of the C API with respect to variable names and calling conventions.
Data types
Describes the data types available in the C API.
Ownership of problem data
Describes ownership conventions in the C API with respect to data.
Problem size and memory allocation issues
Describes conventions of the C API with respect to size of problem and memory allocation.
Status and return values
Describes coding conventions of the C API with respect to status and return values.
Symbolic constants
Describes coding conventions about symbolic constants in the C API.
Parameter routines
Describes routines of the C API to control CPLEX parameters.
Null arguments
Describes coding conventions of the C API with respect to null arguments.
Referencing ranges of objects
Describes coding conventions of the C API with respect to indexing arrays and numbering other objects.
Character strings
Describes coding conventions of the C API with respect to character strings.
Checking and debugging problem data
Describes routines to verify problem data and diagnose bugs in an application of the C API.
Callbacks
Describes coding conventions of the C API with respect to callbacks.
FORTRAN interface
Describes coding conventions of the C API to support interface with a FORTRAN application.
C++ interface
Describes conventions of the C API for interface with C++ applications.

Parent topic: Callable Library