type MyStruct struct { N int } n := MyStruct{ 1 } // get immutable := reflect.ValueOf(n) val := immutable.FieldByName("N").Int() fmt.Printf("N=%d\n", val) // prints 1 // set mutable := reflect.ValueOf(&n).Elem() mutable.FieldByName("N").SetInt(7) fmt.Printf("N=%d\n", n.N) // prints 7 //go/7719