title: How to access properties by name?
body: <p>This is a simple example on how I update a value in the database:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var context = new dbEntities();
  var car = context.CarTable.Where(p =&gt; p.id == id).FirstOrDefault();
  car.Make = "Volvo";
  context.SaveChanges();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, what I need to do now is to get the property by name instead. So this is what I in theory would like to do:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var context = new dbEntities();
  var car = context.CarTable.Where(p =&gt; p.id == id).FirstOrDefault();
  **car["Make"] = "Volvo";**
  context.SaveChanges();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is this possible in EF?</p>