CHANGELOG.md

 
+<a name="v1.8.0"></a>
+## [v1.8.0] - 2022-10-15
+### Bug Fixes
+- fix invalid type exception
+
+
 <a name="v1.7.0"></a>
 ## [v1.7.0] - 2022-10-14
 ### Add Features
@@ -81,6 +87,7 @@
 <a name="v1.0.0"></a>
 ## v1.0.0 - 2022-10-04
 
+[v1.8.0]: https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags/compare/v1.7.0...v1.8.0
 [v1.7.0]: https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0
 [v1.6.0]: https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0
 [v1.5.0]: https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0

pathfind.go

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ func getValueFrom[D any](obj D, keyWithDots string) (interface{}, error) {
 		v = v.FieldByName(key)
 	}
 
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
+		return nil, newInvalidPathError(keyWithDots)
+	}
+
 	for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		v = v.Elem()
 	}

release.json

-{"version":"1.7.0"}
+{"version":"1.8.0"}