Zend Developer Zone: Zend_Controller_Action, Now With Parameters!
Original post provide by PHP FreaksOn the Zend Developer Zone a new post points out feature that the controllers of the Zend Framework has parameters on the actions.
Basically, Zend_Controller_Action is the parent of all of the controllers in your application. This controller is what C stands for in MVC, a design pattern used lately in web application development, especially in RIA development.
The post includes a tutorial on using the parameters in an example of a design pattern.
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