[TYPO3-mvc] how to access flexform configuration within extbase plugin?

[Roland]

hi everybody,

i have got a very simple extbase extension: 1 model object + 1 frontend 
plugin (with flexform configuration).

the flexform configuration of the extension represents 1 select box to 
select the obeject, which should be shown in the frontend.

i kickstarted the extension with the extension builder. after that i 
added the flexform configuration. so far so good.

question: how can i assign the object selected in backend plugin 
(flexform) to the view?

i already tried this in the in AlbumController.php:

--- quote ---

/**
* action show
*
* @return void
*/
public function showAction() {
	$album = $this->settings['album'];
	$this->view->assign('album', $album);
}

--- /quote ---

the fluid template is rendered in the frontend - unfortunatelly without 
any data of the object. e.g. in the fluid template:

(1) {album.title} is empty.
(2) <f:count subject="{album.bilder}" /> outputs "0".
(3) {settings.album} results in "3" (= uid of the album record, which is 
selected in the plugin-flexform)

if i use $this->view->assign('album', 3); also no object data is shown 
in the frontend.

did i miss something? how can i access the flexform configuration data 
in my extbase plugin?

kind regards.

roland