Zend\Mvc\Controller\AbstractController::setPluginManager PHP Method

    public function setPluginManager(PluginManager $plugins)
    {
        $this->plugins = $plugins;
        $this->plugins->setController($this);
        return $this;
    }

 protected function setController(AbstractController $controller)
 {
     $controller->setPluginManager($this->getServiceManager()->get('ControllerPluginManager'));
     $this->controller = $controller;
     return $this;
 }