Sample Code: Tool.setProperties()

VDisplayModel displayModel = null;
VConsoleProperties properties = null;
JFrame consoleFrame = null;

/**
 * This method will be called by the console engine when this Tool is
 * created.  It sets the properties object which contains the properties
 * of the environment which the tool is running in.
 *
 * @param properties    the properties object
 */
public void setProperties(VConsoleProperties properties) {

    this.properties = properties;
    if (properties = null)
        return;

    // Get the display model
    displayModel = (VDisplayModel)properties.getPropertyObject(
        VConsoleProperties.DISPLAYMODEL);

    // Get the main console frame
    consoleFrame = (JFrame)properties.getPropertyObject(
        VconsoleProperties.FRAME);

    ...

} // setProperties