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Can I set a property value with Reflection?

How do I set a static property of a class using reflection when I only have its string name of the property? For instance I have:

List<KeyValuePair<string, object>> _lObjects = GetObjectsList();

foreach(KeyValuePair<string, object> _pair in _lObjects) 
{
  //class have this static property name stored in _pair.Key
  Class1.[_pair.Key] = (cast using typeof (_pair.Value))_pair.Value;
}

I don’t know how I should set the value of the property using the property name string. Everything is dynamic. I could be setting 5 static properties of a class using 5 items in the list that each have different types.

Thanks for your help.

Answer:

Type _type = Type.GetType("Namespace.AnotherNamespace.ClassName");
PropertyInfo _propertyInfo = _type.GetProperty("Field1");
_propertyInfo.SetValue(_type, _newValue, null);

Answer 1

You can try something like this

List<KeyValuePair<string, object>> _lObjects = GetObjectsList(); 
var class1 = new Class1();
var class1Type = typeof(class1); 
foreach(KeyValuePair<string, object> _pair in _lObjects)
  {   
       //class have this static property name stored in _pair.Key     
       class1Type.GetProperty(_pair.Key).SetValue(class1, _pair.Value); 
  }