Description

Gets the active editing tool type.

Here is a list of editing tools and their type numbers:

Functional area

Interface

Command syntax

Syntax

Arguments

None

Flags

None

Return value

integer

Examples

// Get the current editing tool, and cycle to the next one.
int $tool, $next;
 
// Get the current one.
$tool = `getEditTool`;
 
// Figure out the next one. 
$next = $tool + 1;
if( $next > 4 )
{ 
    $next = 0;
}
setEditTool $next;

Additional information

Related commands

• graphView
• manipulator
• setEditTool