Get the Attributes Value for a given WorkItem in Java Plain API

see the second post here.. how to dump all the attributes via the plain java client api

https://jazz.net/forum/questions/94776/assertionfailedexception-problem-with-getting-the-values-of-attributes

I hear you, but there is no 'simple' few statement example.

the routine that does the attribute work is
<code>
  static void printAttributes(IWorkItem workItem,
            IAuditableClient auditableClient, IProjectArea projectArea,
            org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor monitor, ITeamRepository repository, String XML)
    { 
    }
</code>
it loops thru all the attributes and handles each one on the fly.

but you will need to have the project area and the AuditableClient  library handle.

I figured out myself, thanks.

Following some examples (they are in Groovy since I am working on that lengauge, similar to Java):

// Getting the workItem
workItem = workItemClient.findWorkItemById(workItemNumber, IWorkItem.FULL_PROFILE, new SysoutProgressMonitor())
  println("WorkItem found: ["+workItem.getId()+"] "+workItem.getHTMLSummary().getPlainText())  

//Getting the WorkItem Owner
  owner = workItem.getOwner()
  def iContributor = (IContributor) repo.itemManager().fetchCompleteItem(owner, IItemManager.DEFAULT, null);
  def owner = iContributor.getName();
  println("Owner is: " + owner)

//Getting the WorkItem Project Area
  def projectArea = workItem.getProjectArea()
  def iProjectArea  = (IProjectArea) repo.itemManager().fetchCompleteItem(projectArea, IItemManager.DEFAULT, null);
  projectArea = iProjectArea.getName();
  println("Project Area is: " + projectArea)
  

//Geting the WorkItem State
  IWorkflowInfo info= workItemClient.findWorkflowInfo(workItem, new SysoutProgressMonitor());
  def status = info.getStateName(workItem.getState2());
  println("Status: " + status)  

no problem.. same code as in my example.  I handle it by looking at the attribute type, then switching() based on the type to the right routine.