PyQGIS 2.0 API problem reading attributes

Question

Im reading some attributes from shapefile features in a loop. According to this:

http://nathanw.net/2013/06/13/new-qgis-20-api/

I should be able to reference my attributes (and getting native python datatypes) like this:

for feature in myLayer.getFeatures():
   geom = feature.geometry().asPoint()

   #features have attribute called 'name'
   print feature['name']
   print feature.name

The first print statement simply prints a generic QVariant object address, second one fails saying there is no method named name on the QgsFeature object. Essentially it behaves like the old API, whilst im using 2.0.1.

Why?

Answer 1

To know the available functions, in the Python console type:

dir(mylayer)
# and
dir(geom)

and one answer is (always in the Python console, slightly different with Processing or for a plugin):

fields = mylayer.pendingFields()
field_names = [field.name() for field in fields]
for feature in mylayer.getFeatures():
      geom= feature.geometry()
      point = geom.asPoint()
      print point
      attributes = features.attributes()
      print attributes
      dip_dir = feature['dip_dir']
      print dip_dir
      # with a dictionary
      atr = dict(zip(field_names, feature.attributes()))
      print atr
      print atr['dip_direct']

Result with one of my shapefiles

 print field_names
 [u'dip_direct', u'dip', u'type']
 # some results of the for loop
 # geom.asPoint()
 (198236,89025.8)
 # attributes of the feature
 [180, 26, u'N']
 # dip_dir value
 180
 # attributes as dictionary
 {u'type': u'N', u'dip': 26, u'dip_direct': 180}
 # one particular value (dip_dir)
 180
 (199847,89197.1)
 [335, 50, u'N']
 335
 {u'type': u'N', u'dip': 50, u'dip_direct': 335}
 335
 etc.

and also:

# GeoJSON
for ...
    print geom.exportToGeoJSON()
{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [198235.93072444110293873, 89025.821821038480266] }
{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [199847.19120459226542152, 89197.0735811617487343] }

or

 # WKT
 for ...
     print geom.exportToWkt()
 POINT(198235.93072444110293873 89025.821821038480266)
 POINT(199847.19120459226542152 89197.0735811617487343)#or

And a true GeoJSON with attributes ('properties'):

 for elem in layer.getFeatures():
     geom= elem.geometry()
     atr = dict(zip(field_names, elem.attributes()))
     print dict(geometry=geom.exportToGeoJSON(),properties=atr)

  {'geometry': u'{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [198235.93072444110293873, 89025.821821038480266] }', 'properties': {u'type': u'N', u'dip': 26, u'dip_direct': 180}}
  {'geometry': u'{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [199847.19120459226542152, 89197.0735811617487343] }', 'properties': {u'type': u'N', u'dip': 50, u'dip_direct': 335}}