Recursive SetProperty

RecursiveSetProperty.cs

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
                    
public class RecursiveSetProperty
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Sets the property of an object recursively.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="target">The target object.</param>
    /// <param name="field">The field.</param>
    /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
    public static void SetProperty(object target, string field, object value)
    {
        string[] bits = field.Split('.');
        if (bits.Length == 1)
        {
            PropertyInfo prop = target.GetType().GetProperty(bits[0]);
            if (prop != null)
                prop.SetValue(target, value);
        }
        else
        {
            PropertyInfo propertyToGet = target.GetType().GetProperty(bits[0]);
            if (propertyToGet != null)
            {
                var obj = propertyToGet.GetValue(target, null);
                SetProperty(obj, string.Join(".", bits.Skip(1)), value);
            }           
        }
    }
    
    public static void Main()
    {
        var testObj = new Level();
        SetProperty(testObj, "Text", "Hello One");
        SetProperty(testObj, "NextLevel", new Level());
        SetProperty(testObj, "NextLevel.Text", "Hello Two");
        SetProperty(testObj, "NextLevel.NextLevel", new Level());
        SetProperty(testObj, "NextLevel.NextLevel.Text", "Hello Three");
        
        Console.WriteLine(testObj.Text);
        Console.WriteLine(testObj.NextLevel.Text);
        Console.WriteLine(testObj.NextLevel.NextLevel.Text);
    }
}

public class Level
{
    public string Text {get; set;}
    public Level NextLevel {get; set;}
}