call CLP (a linear programming solver writen in C++) from C# .net in VS2013

Question

I need to call CLP (a linear programming solver writen in C++) from C# .net (4.0, 4.5) in VS2013.

 http://www.coin-or.org/Clp/userguide/clpuserguide.html

I have search some links about how to call C++ lib from C#.

I found the possible options:

1. use the C# warpper

   http://astarte.csr.unibo.it/coinORwrapper/coinORwrapper.htm

2. Design wrapper class myself.

   http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/19354/Quick-C-CLI-Learn-C-CLI-in-less-than-minutes

   https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235281%28v=vs.120%29.aspx

   https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/299da822-5539-4e5b-9ba7-b614e564c9f4/presenting-a-c-library-lib-for-use-in-c-project

CLP has too many classes so I try to avoid writing a wrapper class for each class. This may cause too many errors.

The first option has no English document, and has errors.

Are there other ways to call CLP from C# ?

thanks

Answer 1

As a third option, you have P/Invoke. But that is a mess that you should not get into if you don't know enough C++ to use C++ to call this library.

I don't know what exactly you want to do with CLP, but have you considered using other products that interface better with your language of choice? Could for example the Solver Foundation be an alternative choice?