ILOG CPLEX 11.0 User's Manual > Discrete Optimization > Using Piecewise Linear Functions in Optimization: a Transport Example > Piecewise Linearity in ILOG CPLEX > Using IloPiecewiseLinear in Expressions

Whether it represents a continuous or a discontinuous piecewise linear function, an instance of IloPiecewiseLinear behaves like a floating-point expression. That is, you may use it in a term of a linear expression or in a constraint added to a model (an instance of IloModel).