Generate dynamic method to set a field of a struct instead of using reflection

Question

Let\'s say I have the following code which update a field of a struct using reflection. Since the struct instance is copied into the DynamicUpdate

Answer 1

This code works for structs without using ref:

private Action CreateSetter(FieldInfo field)
{
    var instance = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object));
    var value = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object));

    var body =
        Expression.Block(typeof(void),
            Expression.Assign(
                Expression.Field(
                    Expression.Unbox(instance, field.DeclaringType),
                    field),
                Expression.Convert(value, field.FieldType)));

    return (Action)Expression.Lambda(body, instance, value).Compile();
}

Here is my test code:

public struct MockStruct
{
    public int[] Values;
}

[TestMethod]
public void MyTestMethod()
{
    var field = typeof(MockStruct).GetField(nameof(MockStruct.Values));
    var setter = CreateSetter(field);
    object mock = new MockStruct(); //note the boxing here. 
    setter(mock, new[] { 1, 2, 3 });
    var result = ((MockStruct)mock).Values; 
    Assert.IsNotNull(result);
    Assert.IsTrue(new[] { 1, 2, 3 }.SequenceEqual(result));
}