Detecting if item is tool and then tool type

I'm trying to find a way to detect if a player is using a tool or not and if they do what material the tool is made of. For instance I would want to detect when someone is using a shovel and if so if it is a Iron or Diamond shovel.

How would i do this?

 

If you're talking about Bukkit coding, then on BlockBreakEvent you should get the material in the player's hand, and then use a switch statement to do stuff based on which material it is

 

I need it to return stuff like: Wooden, Iron, Diamond etc.

 

@martijnpold Tahg @oceantheskatr other wise he wont see it!

 

Actually I will lol xP I auto-watch every thread I comment on!

But yes, @martijnpold Make sure to tag people usually so that they see it.

Here, I wrote out an example for you, make sure to read the comments I've put on it for you to understand it better if you don't
http://pastebin.com/1EZk71Fv