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# problem.getDirs

Purpose
Used to return the directives that have been loaded into a matrix. Priorities, forced branching directions and pseudo costs can be returned. If called after presolve, problem.getDirs will get the directives for the presolved problem.
Topic areas
Problem Information, Branching, Optimizer
Synopsis
`indices, prios, branchdirs, uppseudo, downpseudo = problem.getDirs()`
Return value

indices: list[int] | Integer array containing the column numbers ( 0, 1, 2,...) or negative values corresponding to special ordered sets (the first set numbered -1, the second numbered -2,...).
prios: list[int] | Integer array containing the priorities for the columns and sets, where columns/sets with smallest priority will be branched on first.
branchdirs: list[str] | Character array containing the branching direction for each column or set:
U | the entity is to be forced up;
D | the entity is to be forced down;
N | not specified.
uppseudo: list[float] | Double array containing the up pseudo costs for the columns and sets.
downpseudo: list[float] | Double array containing the down pseudo costs for the columns and sets.

Related topics
problem.loadDirs, problem.loadPresolveDirs.
Parent Topic Xpress problem object methods

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