Set object property using reflection
Yes, you can use Type.InvokeMember()
:
using System.Reflection;
MyObject obj = new MyObject();
obj.GetType().InvokeMember("Name",
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.SetProperty,
Type.DefaultBinder, obj, "Value");
This will throw an exception if obj
doesn't have a property called Name
, or it can't be set.
Another approach is to get the metadata for the property, and then set it. This will allow you to check for the existence of the property, and verify that it can be set:
using System.Reflection;
MyObject obj = new MyObject();
PropertyInfo prop = obj.GetType().GetProperty("Name", BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
if(null != prop && prop.CanWrite)
{
prop.SetValue(obj, "Value", null);
}
You can also do:
Type type = target.GetType();
PropertyInfo prop = type.GetProperty("propertyName");
prop.SetValue (target, propertyValue, null);
where target is the object that will have its property set.