Tool

tool

Activates a tool in a toolbox.

The specified tool is inserted into the toolbox and activated.The toolbox must be the current default parent.

Lua Syntax:

tool(toolName, objectField, dataField [, param, filter], {flags=1, 
    params = {"string1","string2",...}, 
    clear = true|false, 
    activate = true|false})

Arguments

toolName

"string" - Name of the tool.

objectField

int - Field containing the objects which contain the data (optional, can be 0).

dataField

int - Field containing the data to edit.

param

"string" - Additional parameter, depends on tool you have specified with toolName.

filter

"string" - Specifies which objects can be selected into this tool.

Flags

pa/params

Additional parameters associated with argument 'param', each string should be of the form 'paramname=value'.

clr/clear

Specifies if activated tools should be deactivated or if they stay active. Default is true.

acv/activate

Specifies if this tool will be activated or not. Default is true.

Return Values

true

Tool successfully activated.

false

Invalid tool name.