Index: library/Zend/Controller/Action/Helper/FlashMessenger.php
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--- library/Zend/Controller/Action/Helper/FlashMessenger.php	(revision 19980)
+++ library/Zend/Controller/Action/Helper/FlashMessenger.php	(working copy)
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@
         $this->_namespace = $namespace;
         return $this;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * getNamespace() - return the current namepsace
+     * 
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getNamespace()
+    {
+        return $this->_namespace;
+    }
 
     /**
      * resetNamespace() - reset the namespace to the default
@@ -130,17 +140,21 @@
      * @param  string $message
      * @return Zend_Controller_Action_Helper_FlashMessenger Provides a fluent interface
      */
-    public function addMessage($message)
+    public function addMessage($message, $namespace = null)
     {
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
         if (self::$_messageAdded === false) {
             self::$_session->setExpirationHops(1, null, true);
         }
 
         if (!is_array(self::$_session->{$this->_namespace})) {
-            self::$_session->{$this->_namespace} = array();
+            self::$_session->{$namespace} = array();
         }
 
-        self::$_session->{$this->_namespace}[] = $message;
+        self::$_session->{$namespace}[] = $message;
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -150,9 +164,13 @@
      *
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function hasMessages()
+    public function hasMessages($namespace = null)
     {
-        return isset(self::$_messages[$this->_namespace]);
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
+        return isset(self::$_messages[$namespace]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -160,10 +178,14 @@
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    public function getMessages()
+    public function getMessages($namespace = null)
     {
-        if ($this->hasMessages()) {
-            return self::$_messages[$this->_namespace];
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
+        if ($this->hasMessages($namespace)) {
+            return self::$_messages[$namespace];
         }
 
         return array();
@@ -174,10 +196,14 @@
      *
      * @return boolean True if messages were cleared, false if none existed
      */
-    public function clearMessages()
+    public function clearMessages($namespace = null)
     {
-        if ($this->hasMessages()) {
-            unset(self::$_messages[$this->_namespace]);
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
+        if ($this->hasMessages($namespace)) {
+            unset(self::$_messages[$namespace]);
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -190,9 +216,13 @@
      *
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function hasCurrentMessages()
+    public function hasCurrentMessages($namespace = null)
     {
-        return isset(self::$_session->{$this->_namespace});
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
+        return isset(self::$_session->{$namespace});
     }
 
     /**
@@ -201,10 +231,14 @@
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    public function getCurrentMessages()
+    public function getCurrentMessages($namespace = null)
     {
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
         if ($this->hasCurrentMessages()) {
-            return self::$_session->{$this->_namespace};
+            return self::$_session->{$namespace};
         }
 
         return array();
@@ -215,10 +249,14 @@
      *
      * @return boolean
      */
-    public function clearCurrentMessages()
+    public function clearCurrentMessages($namespace = null)
     {
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
         if ($this->hasCurrentMessages()) {
-            unset(self::$_session->{$this->_namespace});
+            unset(self::$_session->{$namespace});
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -230,10 +268,14 @@
      *
      * @return ArrayObject
      */
-    public function getIterator()
+    public function getIterator($namespace = null)
     {
-        if ($this->hasMessages()) {
-            return new ArrayObject($this->getMessages());
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
+        if ($this->hasMessages($namespace)) {
+            return new ArrayObject($this->getMessages($namespace));
         }
 
         return new ArrayObject();
@@ -244,10 +286,14 @@
      *
      * @return int
      */
-    public function count()
+    public function count($namespace = null)
     {
-        if ($this->hasMessages()) {
-            return count($this->getMessages());
+        if (!is_string($namespace) || $namespace == '') {
+            $namespace = $this->getNamespace();
+        }
+        
+        if ($this->hasMessages($namespace)) {
+            return count($this->getMessages($namespace));
         }
 
         return 0;