How to retrieve Attribute Values from a Workview Object

[Derick_Geisend1]

Having some trouble getting the value of an attribute.  I'm sure it's something simple i'm missing...

Here's the code:

AttributeList attributeList = wvClass.Attributes;
if (attributeList == null) { throw new Exception("Could not get class attributes"); }

AttributeValueModifier atbModifier = obj.CreateAttributeValueModifier();
if (atbModifier == null) { throw new Exception("Could not create Attribute Modifier"); }

if (log >= 3) { diag.Write("test to verify attributes are being found"); }
foreach(Hyland.Unity.WorkView.Attribute a in attributeList)
{
     if (log >= 3) { diag.Write(a.Name.ToString()); }
     if (a.Name == "DisputeCaseClaimNumber")
     {

             // GET VALUE HERE

          AttributeValue av = a.????
     }
}

if (log >= 3) { diag.Write("loop through attribute list to build SQL"); }
if (log >= 3) { diag.Write("Claim #: " + attributeList.Find("DisputeCaseClaimNumber").ToString()); }

if (attributeList.Find("DisputeCaseClaimNumber").ToString() != "")  //This should check the value either by object or setting it to a string above
{
     if (log >= 3) { diag.Write("Claim # atrribute is not an empty string;"); }
     string strClaimNum = attributeList.Find("DisputeCaseClaimNumber").ToString();

     //MORE CODE BELOW (builds a SQL query to another system using the claim number above)

[Jeremy_Bartels2 · Accepted solution]

Derick,

You will need to use the "AttributeValues" class to get the value.  Below is an example.

Hyland.Unity.WorkView.AttributeValue av = obj.AttributeValues.Find("DisputeCaseClaimNumber");

Jeremy

[Jeremy_Bartels2 · Accepted solution]

Derick,

You will need to use the "AttributeValues" class to get the value.  Below is an example.

Hyland.Unity.WorkView.AttributeValue av = obj.AttributeValues.Find("DisputeCaseClaimNumber");

Jeremy

[Derick_Geisend1]

Thanks Jeremy!

[#5 · Accepted solution]

Try this out.  It's simpler than you think.  Unity API makes things much easier than the old VB Automation API where you would loop through collections just to find a match 🙂

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var attValue = obj.AttributeValues.Find("DisputeCaseClaimNumber"); // I'm going to assume your attrib name is correct...if you wanted to test for that you could by checking for null

if(attValue.HasValue)
{
     if(log >= 3)
     {
          diag.Write("Claim #: " + attValue.AlphanumericValue);
          string strClaimNum = attValue.AlphanumericValue;
     }
}

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