How to set property value using Expressions? [duplicate]

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You could cheat and make life easier with an extension method:

public static class LambdaExtensions
{
    public static void SetPropertyValue<T, TValue>(this T target, Expression<Func<T, TValue>> memberLamda, TValue value)
    {
        var memberSelectorExpression = memberLamda.Body as MemberExpression;
        if (memberSelectorExpression != null)
        {
            var property = memberSelectorExpression.Member as PropertyInfo;
            if (property != null)
            {
                property.SetValue(target, value, null);
            }
        }
    }
}

and then:

var myCustomerInstance = new Customer();
myCustomerInstance.SetPropertyValue(c => c.Title, "Mr");

The reason why this is easier is because you already have the target on which the extension method is invoked. Also the lambda expression is a simple member expression without closures. In your original example the target is captured in a closure and it could be a bit tricky to get to the underlying target and PropertyInfo.

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