Hi Jeff,
I always add methods that will only be used by that controller (eg. a
shared save method for add/edit actions, or a form building method) to
the controller directly, I don't see that as polluting the controller in
any way. The reason all action methods have to be suffixed with Action
is so that they wont conflict with other methods. I only use helpers for
things that are generic and may be used by multiple controllers.
Jeffrey Sambells wrote:
Hi All,
Just wondering about controller action helpers and methods on
controllers. If an app has a custom controller class extended from
Zend_Controller_Action, is there a preferred way of adding "helper"
methods? For example, I could add a method directly to the class or
add a helper via an action helper class. Obviously there would be a
different syntax:
$this->_helper->foo( 'bar' );
vs.
$this->foo( 'bar' );
but is there any other advantages or disadvantages? I keep thinking
that I should write action helpers so I don't "pollute" the controller
but then it's more annoying to type _helper all the time.
Thanks,
Jeff
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Jack
