CHANGELOG.md

 
+<a name="v1.8.2"></a>
+## [v1.8.2] - 2022-10-15
+### Bug Fixes
+- fix pathfinder panic
+
+
 <a name="v1.8.1"></a>
 ## [v1.8.1] - 2022-10-15
 
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@
 <a name="v1.0.0"></a>
 ## v1.0.0 - 2022-10-04
 
+[v1.8.2]: https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags/compare/v1.8.1...v1.8.2
 [v1.8.1]: https://gitlab.schukai.com/oss/libraries/go/application/xflags/compare/v1.8.0...v1.8.1
 [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

pathfind.go

@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func setValueUsingPath[D any](obj D, keyWithDots string, newValue string) error
 
 	}
 
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Invalid {
+		return newInvalidPathError(keyWithDots)
+	}
+
 	for v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		v = v.Elem()
 	}

release.json

-{"version":"1.8.1"}
+{"version":"1.8.2"}