Any way to detect the type of tool a turtle has?

I'm using the latest beta for 1.7.2. Now that you can switch around tools and attached peripherals, it would lead me to believe there is probably a way to return what type of tool is on it. Is there?

I tried peripheral.getType(side) and it worked and returned "modem" for a modem, but not for the tool.

Not really, short of putting the turtle in front of a block and attempting to dig through it. The turtle knows whether the tool is suitable, even if it doesn't have any functions that'll tell you what that tool is.

Bomb Bloke, on 26 April 2014 - 01:00 AM said:

Not really, short of putting the turtle in front of a block and attempting to dig through it. The turtle knows whether the tool is suitable, even if it doesn't have any functions that'll tell you what that tool is.

Hmm. I think I shall suggest it. unless I find it already in the suggestions.