Applescript Get value of property by string name of property - properties

Question

In AppleScript. Let's say I have a record with a property called Title.
Let's say I set a variable to the text "Title"; can I use that variable to get the value of the property Title? Basically, is there any way to do something like this:
set result to property named "Title" of myRecord
Instead of:
set result to Title of myRecord

Answer 1

I found the answer. I also realize I didn't ask the correct question. The value I'm trying to obtain is from a property list item.
Here's what I learned, and how to accomplish this:
use framework "Foundation"
set _plist to ...
set _objcPlist to GetAppleScriptObjectAsObjcObject(_plist)
set _value to GetObjcPropertyValueByName("MyProperty", item 1 of _objcPlist)
on GetAppleScriptObjectAsObjcObject(asObject)
set a to current application
set cClass to class of asObject
if (cClass is record) then
return a's NSDictionary's dictionaryWithDictionary:asObject
else if (cClass is list) then
return a's NSArray's arrayWithArray:asObject
else
error "Unexpected Class Type"
end if
end GetAppleScriptObjectAsObjcObject
on GetObjcPropertyValueByName(propertyName, objcItem)
return (objcItem's valueForKey:propertyName) as text
end GetObjcPropertyValueByName

Answer 2

you may try the try ... on error approach:
set aRecord to {title:"hello world", author:"who's who"}
try
aRecord as Unicode text
on error error_message
set err to error_message
end try
err
-- "Can’t make {title:\"hello world\", author:\"who's who\"} into type Unicode text."
then parse err (it's text now). it depends on the complexity of aRecord, if it's a record of nested lists, or records; the parsing would be very complicated. have fun :)