/** * Retrieve rendered contents of a controller action * * If the action results in a forward or redirect, returns empty string. * * @param string $action * @param string $controller * @param string $module Defaults to default module * @param array $params * @return string */ public function action($action, $controller, $module = null, array $params = array()) { $this->resetObjects(); if (null === $module) { $module = $this->defaultModule; } // clone the view object to prevent over-writing of view variables $viewRendererObj = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('viewRenderer'); Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper(clone $viewRendererObj); $this->request->setParams($params) ->setModuleName($module) ->setControllerName($controller) ->setActionName($action) ->setDispatched(true); $this->dispatcher->dispatch($this->request, $this->response); // reset the viewRenderer object to it's original state Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($viewRendererObj); if (!$this->request->isDispatched() || $this->response->isRedirect()) { // forwards and redirects render nothing return ''; } $return = $this->response->getBody(); $this->resetObjects(); return $return; }