Zend Framework: Controller Plugins vs Action Helpers

Question

Could someone give few tips and/or examples how Controller Plugins and Action Helpers are different? Are there situations where particular task could be accomplished with on

Answer 1

Action helpers also have access to the actual controlller object that's being executed. Controller Plugins only have access to the FrontController, and therefore only the controller and action name.

Which you use depends on what context you need. If you need to access a view object attached to a controller, for example, you will want an Action Helper.