Question

public class myclass 
{
    public int mymember { get; set; }  
}

class MySetterClass<T>
{
    // obj.mymember = o for myclass
    public static void SetMember(string membername, object o, ref T obj)
    { 
    }
}

Can I do this with Reflection API ?

I have a generic class and I want to set a member of an instance.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You can, but I’d warn against it. You are essentially doing an end-run around the type safety system, and there are a lot of pitfalls there.

If you must, the code is something like this, assuming that the member in question is a Property and not a Field:

typeof(T).GetProperty(membername).SetValue(obj, o);