IndexController with "preDispatch" event simulation

IndexController.php

<?php

namespace Application\Controller;

use Zend\Mvc\Controller\ActionController
    Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;

class IndexController extends ActionController
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        return array();
    }

    protected function attachDefaultListeners()
    {
        parent::attachDefaultListeners();

        $events = $this->events();
        $events->attach('dispatch', array($this, 'preDispatch'), 100);
        $events->attach('dispatch', array($this, 'postDispatch'), -100);
    }

    public function preDispatch (MvcEvent $e)
    {
        // Called before self::indexAction()
    }

    public function postDispatch (MvcEvent $e)
    {
        // Called after self::indexAction()
    }
}