Tool (Gridarta)

All Superinterfaces:

MouseOpListener<G,A,R>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTool, BasicAbstractTool, DeletionTool, InsertionTool, SelectionTool, VoidTool
```
public interface Tool<G extends GameObject<G,A,R>,A extends MapArchObject<A>,R extends Archetype<G,A,R>>
extends MouseOpListener<G,A,R>
```
Interface for tools that are used to manipulate maps.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`@Nullable java.awt.Component`	`createOptionsView()`	Creates a view for changing the options of this tool.
`@NotNull java.lang.String`	`getId()`	Returns the id of this tool.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.gridarta.gui.map.event.MouseOpListener
clicked, dragged, moved, pressed, released

- Method Detail
  - createOptionsView
```
@Nullable
@Nullable java.awt.Component createOptionsView()
```
    Creates a view for changing the options of this tool.
    
    Returns:
    
    view for changing the options of this tool or null if this tool hasn't any options
  - getId
```
@NotNull
@NotNull java.lang.String getId()
```
    Returns the id of this tool. Each tool needs a unique id which distinguishes this tool from other tools.
    
    Returns:
    
    id of this tool