PropertyDescriptor GetValue and SetValue

[fjwltn]

From within an indicator, how can a BarsType property be accessed or modified?
For the excerpt below what is the correct code for the "component" parameter?

PropertyDescriptor pd = Bars.BarsType.Properties["BarsPeriodType"];
pd.SetValue(component, "somevalue");
string result = pd.GetValue(component);

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello fjwltn,

What property are you trying to read? In general an indicator wont be able to modify any property on a BarsType, the BarsType is configured by the chart. You can read bars type properties, the easiest way is to use the Bars object.

[fjwltn]

The code is representative.
I am utilizing the custom properties, so for discussion we'll use "Value2"

PropertyDescriptor pd = Bars.BarsType.Properties["Value2"];

In my custom BarsType class I successfully renamed it to "MyProperyName" and it is working as expected in the BarsType Properties dialog window.
After renaming, the original property name must still be used to access it in the collection.
That all works, and I get a properly populated PropertyDescriptor object with this code:
PropertyDescriptor pd = Bars.BarsType.Properties["Value2"];

However, nothing I have tried so far (this, Bars.BarsType, etc) works with GetValue or SetValue, with all attempts yielding the error "Object does not match target type"

- Fred