Get current module name, route name, controller name and action name

Many time we required to get current controller or action name or module name. Its very easy job to get get route name, module name, controller and action name for magento from current URL, anywhere in controller or even with template files.

 

Mage::app()->getRequest()->getControllerName(); // return controller name

Mage::app()->getRequest()->getActionName(); // return action name

Mage::app()->getRequest()->getRouteName(); // return routes name

Mage::app()->getRequest()->getModuleName(); // return module name