ExpressionGetSet.cs

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Foo foo = new Foo();
        var setValue = BuildSet<Foo, string>("Bar.Name");
        var getValue = BuildGet<Foo, string>("Bar.Name");
        setValue(foo, "abc");
        Console.WriteLine(getValue(foo));

        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    static Action<T, TValue> BuildSet<T, TValue>(string property)
    {
        string[] props = property.Split('.');
        Type type = typeof(T);
        ParameterExpression arg = Expression.Parameter(type, "x");
        ParameterExpression valArg = Expression.Parameter(typeof(TValue), "val");
        Expression expr = arg;
        foreach (string prop in props.Take(props.Length - 1))
        {
            // use reflection (not ComponentModel) to mirror LINQ 
            PropertyInfo pi = type.GetProperty(prop);
            expr = Expression.Property(expr, pi);
            type = pi.PropertyType;
        }
        // final property set...
        PropertyInfo finalProp = type.GetProperty(props.Last());
        MethodInfo setter = finalProp.GetSetMethod();
        expr = Expression.Call(expr, setter, valArg);
        return Expression.Lambda<Action<T, TValue>>(expr, arg, valArg).Compile();

    }
    static Func<T, TValue> BuildGet<T, TValue>(string property)
    {
        string[] props = property.Split('.');
        Type type = typeof(T);
        ParameterExpression arg = Expression.Parameter(type, "x");
        Expression expr = arg;
        foreach (string prop in props)
        {
            // use reflection (not ComponentModel) to mirror LINQ 
            PropertyInfo pi = type.GetProperty(prop);
            expr = Expression.Property(expr, pi);
            type = pi.PropertyType;
        }
        return Expression.Lambda<Func<T, TValue>>(expr, arg).Compile();
    }
}

class Foo
{
    public Foo() { Bar = new Bar(); }
    public Bar Bar { get; private set; }
}
class Bar
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
}