How can I call forward in action helper

Question

In a normal action, I do this $this->_forward() . I want to do the same thing in an action helper. This doesn't work

$this->getActionController()->_forward('');
$this->_actionController()->_forward('');

Answer 1

_forward is a protected function so obviously you can't call it via

$this->getActionController()->_forward('');

The easiest way to make the forward method usable in a public scope is to make a new forward() method (note 'forward' not '_forward) and proxy it to the _forward method:

class App_Controller_Action extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function forward($action, $controller = null, $module = null, array $params = null)
    {
        return $this->_forward($action, $controller, $module, $params);
    }
}

Haven't tested it, but it should work Happy hacking.