Real life examples of actionStack helper in Zend Framework

Question

Do you know any real life examples of actionStack() action helper in Zend Framework?

It seems quite a big overhead to have multiple dispatch loops. Then when it is really needed?

Answer 1

You're not the only one who thinks so about missing examples:

• ZF Issue Tracker: Create use cases and examples for ActionStack Documentation

and the added overhead

• Why the Zend Framework Action Stack Is Evil

Answer 2

As far as I am aware, there's never a good reason to use the ActionStack. You should move the logic you need into view helpers, action helpers or (usually) the model.

See also http://www.rmauger.co.uk/2009/03/why-the-zend-framework-actionstack-is-evil/