Causes the tool to no longer be the active tool.

[Visual Basic 6.0]
Function Deactivate As Boolean

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Function Deactivate ( _
) As Boolean

[C#]
public bool Deactivate (
);

[Java]
public Boolean deactivate (
)
throws
    IOException,
    AutomationException

[C++]
HRESULT Deactivate(
  VARIANT_BOOL* complete
);

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Remarks

When implementing ITool to create a custom tool, add some logic to the Deactivate method to specify whether this tool can be deactivated. If ITool_Deactivate is set to False, the default, you cannot interact with any other tools because this tool cannot be interrupted by another tool.

Private Function ITool_Deactivate() As Boolean
  ' Deactivate the tool.     
  ITool_Deactivate = True
End Function 

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