How to get more specific info from tool_fallback_id or similar

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Trying to change behaviour based on which of the three select tools (box, lasso, circle) is being used for the Drag operation in the transform tools (move scale, rotate, transform)

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Tried figuring this out but the furthest I can get it is knowing that all three have a tool_fallback_id = 'builtin.select'

Here’s the script:

class VIEW3D_select_through(bpy.types.Operator):
    """Select Occluded Elements"""
    bl_idname = "view3d.select_through"
    bl_label = "Select Through Operator"

    def execute(self, context):
        from bl_ui.space_toolsystem_common import ToolSelectPanelHelper
        space_type = context.space_data.type
        tool_settings = context.tool_settings
        if tool_settings.independent_select_through == True:
            current_tool = bpy.context.workspace.tools.from_space_view3d_mode('EDIT_MESH', create=False).idname
            if current_tool == "builtin.select_box":
                tool_settings.select_through_box ^= True
            elif current_tool == "builtin.select_circle":
                tool_settings.select_through_circle ^= True
            elif current_tool == "builtin.select_lasso":
                tool_settings.select_through_lasso ^= True
            elif current_tool == "builtin.move" or "builtin.rotate" or "builtin.scale" or "builtin.transform":
                if tool_settings.workspace_tool_type == 'FALLBACK':
                    cls = ToolSelectPanelHelper._tool_class_from_space_type(space_type)
                    tool = cls.tool_fallback_id
                    #tool = cls._tool_get_by_id(context, cls.tool_fallback_id)
                    print(tool)
                    if tool == "builtin.select_box":
                        tool_settings.select_through_box ^= True
                    elif tool == "builtin.select_circle":
                        tool_settings.select_through_circle ^= True
                    elif tool == "builtin.select_lasso":
                        tool_settings.select_through_lasso ^= True             
        else:
            tool_settings.select_through ^= True
        return{'FINISHED'}

Tried to get any information that is different between the three (box, lasso, circle) by doing
tool = cls._tool_get_by_id(context, cls.tool_fallback_id)
but it’s the same regardless.

What it prints for each of the three tools:

(ToolDef(idname='builtin.select', label='Tweak', description=None, icon='ops.generic.select', cursor=None, widget=None, keymap=['3D View Tool: Tweak'], data_block=None, operator=None, draw_settings=None, draw_cursor=None), 0)
(ToolDef(idname='builtin.select', label='Tweak', description=None, icon='ops.generic.select', cursor=None, widget=None, keymap=['3D View Tool: Tweak'], data_block=None, operator=None, draw_settings=None, draw_cursor=None), 0)
(ToolDef(idname='builtin.select', label='Tweak', description=None, icon='ops.generic.select', cursor=None, widget=None, keymap=['3D View Tool: Tweak'], data_block=None, operator=None, draw_settings=None, draw_cursor=None), 0)

I know there’s gotta be something else I can use to distinguish between the three, thanks for any help

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Ok figured it out. Use this instead:

tool = cls._tool_get_by_id_active(context, tool_fallback_id)[0].idname

Note that you have to say [0].idname and not just .idname