Class: oTool

Properties:

Name	Type	Description
id	int	The id of the tool
name	name	The name of the tool

Example

// Access the list of currently existing tools by using the $.app object
var tools = $.app.tools;

// output the list of tools names and ids
for (var i in tools){
  log(i+" "+tools[i].name)
}

// To get a tool by name, use the $.app.getToolByName() function
var brushTool = $.app.getToolByName("Brush");
log (brushTool.name+" "+brushTool.id)            // Output: Brush 9

// it's also possible to activate a tool in several ways:
$.app.currentTool = 9;         // using the tool "id"
$.app.currentTool = brushTool  // by passing a oTool object
$.app.currentTool = "Brush"    // using the tool name

brushTool.activate()           // by using the activate function of the oTool class