configureTool()

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Usage
function configureTool() {
// statements
}

#### Parameters

None.

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Function; called when Flash opens and the extensible tool is loaded into the Tools panel. Use this function to set any information Flash needs to know about the tool.

#### Example

The following examples show two possible implementations of this function:

javascript
function configureTool() { 
    theTool = fl.tools.activeTool; 
    theTool.setToolName("myTool"); 
    theTool.setIcon("myTool.png");
    theTool.setMenuString("My Tool's menu string"); 
    theTool.setToolTip("my tool's tool tip"); 
    theTool.setOptionsFile( "mtTool.xml" );
}
function configureTool() 
{ 
    theTool = fl.tools.activeTool;
    theTool.setToolName("ellipse"); 
    theTool.setIcon("Ellipse.png"); 
    theTool.setMenuString("Ellipse"); 
    theTool.setToolTip("Ellipse"); 
    theTool.showTransformHandles( true );
}