list helper

<?php

class UsersController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{

    public function init()
    {
        /* Initialize action controller here */
    }

    //the index action
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $this->view->usernameVar = 'Gareth';
    }

    //the list aciton
    public function listAction()
    {
        $this->view->userList = array ('Scott', 'Gareth', 'Edin', 'Jeremy', 'Michelangelo');
    }

    //the __call function is run if the system cannot find the action
    public function __call($method, $args)
    {
        $username = ucwords(substr($method, 0, -6));
        $this->view->usernameVar = $username;
        self::_viewAction();
    }


    //this function is protected because its one of our funcitons
    //it is the view action that is called form __call if a users name is not known
    protected function _viewAction()
    {
        //load the index view (no need for phtml)
        $this->render('index');
    }
}

//list action
<div id="view-content">
    <p>The contents of the list is:</p>
    <?php echo $this->htmlList($this->userList); ?>
</div>