Refer to a property name by variable

Question

Is there a way to refer to a property name with a variable?

Scenario: Object A have public integer property X an Z, so...

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Answer 1

Not in the way your suggesting, but yes it is doable. You could use a dynamic object (or even just an object with a property indexer) e.g.

string property = index == 1 ? "X" : "Z";
A[property] = value;

Or alternatively by using Reflection:

string property = index == 1 ? "X" : "Z";
return A.GetType().GetProperty(property).SetValue(A, value);