Question

Given the following code snippet below, using GetPropValue(MyComponent,'MySubComponent.Prop1') raises an EPropertyError exception.
How can I retrieve or set the values of SubProperties using GetPropValue / SetPropValue?

Type
  TMySubComponent = class(TInterfacedPersitent)
  private
    FProp1: Integer;
  published
    property Prop1: integer read FProp1 write FProp1;
  end;

  TMyComponent = class(TCompoent)
  private
    FMySubComponent : TMySubcomponent; 
  published
    property MySubComponent: TMySubComponent read FMySubComponent write FMySubComponent ;
  end;

Answer 1

The dot notation you used in your question is not supported.

You need to get the Value of the SubComponent, then perform the Set and Get on the individual properties.

var
  C: TRttiContext;
  MyComp : TMyComponent;
  MyCompType : TRttiInstanceType;
  MySubCompType : TRttiInstanceType;
  MySubComponentValue : TValue;
begin
  MyComp := TMyComponent.create(Self); 
  ...
  // RTTI.Pas Method
  MyCompType :=  c.GetType(TMyComponent.ClassInfo) as TRttiInstanceType;
  MySubCompType := c.GetType(TMySubComponent.ClassInfo) as TRttiInstanceType;
  MySubComponentValue := MyCompType.GetProperty('MySubComponent').GetValue(MyComp);

  if Not MySubComponentValue.IsEmpty then
  begin
      MySubCompType.GetProperty('Prop1').SetValue(MySubComponentValue.AsObject,43);
  end;

 //TypInfo.pas Method
 SubComp := GetObjectProp(MyComp,'MySubComponent');
 if Assigned(SubComp) then
 begin
    SetPropValue(SubComp,'Prop1',5);
    prop1Value := GetPropValue(SubComp,'Prop1');
 end;

end;

The TypInfo.pas method will only work with published properties, you can get the public properties with the RTTI.pas method.