<p>Given:</p>

<pre><code>FieldInfo field = &lt;some valid string field on type T&gt;;
ParameterExpression targetExp = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "target");
ParameterExpression valueExp = Expression.Parameter(typeof(string), "value");
</code></pre>

<p>How do I compile a lambda expression to set the field on the "target" parameter to "value"?</p>

.Net 4.0
: now that there's
```
Expression.Assign
```
, this is easy to do:
```
```
FieldInfo field = typeof(T).GetField("fieldName");
ParameterExpression targetExp = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "target");
ParameterExpression valueExp = Expression.Parameter(typeof(string), "value");

// Expression.Property can be used here as well
MemberExpression fieldExp = Expression.Field(targetExp, field);
BinaryExpression assignExp = Expression.Assign(fieldExp, valueExp);

var setter = Expression.Lambda<Action<T, string>>
    (assignExp, targetExp, valueExp).Compile();

setter(subject, "new value");
```
```
.Net 3.5
: you can't,  you'll have to use System.Reflection.Emit instead:
```
```
class Program
{
    class MyObject
    {
        public int MyField;
    }

    static Action<T,TValue> MakeSetter<T,TValue>(FieldInfo field)
    {
        DynamicMethod m = new DynamicMethod(
            "setter", typeof(void), new Type[] { typeof(T), typeof(TValue) }, typeof(Program));
        ILGenerator cg = m.GetILGenerator();

        // arg0.<field> = arg1
        cg.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
        cg.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_1);
        cg.Emit(OpCodes.Stfld, field);
        cg.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);

        return (Action<T,TValue>) m.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action<T,TValue>));
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        FieldInfo f = typeof(MyObject).GetField("MyField");

        Action<MyObject,int> setter = MakeSetter<MyObject,int>(f);

        var obj = new MyObject();
        obj.MyField = 10;

        setter(obj, 42);

        Console.WriteLine(obj.MyField);
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}
```
```