The class IloSearchLimit represents search limits in an IBM® ILOG® Concert Technology model. The class IlcSearchLimit represents search limits internally in a Solver search.

Instances of the class IlcSearchLimit are handles to instances of the class IlcSearchLimitI and let you indicate to Solver that it should stop the search when it reaches a limit that you set, regardless of its progress in the search. Typical limits that you might set are time limits, for example.

Instances of the class IloSearchLimit are handles to instances of the class IloSearchLimitI, objects linked to a model. They are allocated on the environment, an instance of IloEnv, and not on the Solver reversible heap. When an instance of the class IloSearchLimit is used, the IloSolver::extract method is called. This member function returns an instance of the class IlcSearchLimit to be used during the search.

Predefined search limits in Concert Technology include IloTimeLimit, IloFailLimit, and IloOrLimit. For many problems, you will achieve satisfactory solutions by using those predefined objects. However, if you want to change search behavior, you can write your own implementation of one or more of the virtual member functions to get the effects you want.